File photo of BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Photo from BNP's Facebook pageHe made the comments at a protest rally held with demands of BNP Chairperson Khaleda's release on FridayBNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was imprisoned so the government could conduct its "midnight election", BNP Senior Joint Secretary General, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, has claimed. "This election was won by law enforcement officers stuffing ballot papers under the cover of darkness," Rizvi said at the rally. Rape and murder of women have risen due to the unaccountability of the current government, Rizvi claimed. "When a politically connected person commits a crime, all is excused; yet, the opposition party leaders who stand for justice are regularly persecuted," Rizvi said. Dhaka north city unit BNP general secretary Ahsan Ullah, Office Secretary, ABM Razzak, Kafrul BNP unit President Aktar Hossain Zillu, BNP leader Delawar Hossain Dilu, and others were present at the protest rally.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 26, 2019 09:11 UTC