Politicians and freedom fighters on Wednesday at a commemoration meeting said that the Awami League government destroyed the electoral system of Bangladesh and, as a result, the voters were not interested to participate in the ongoing upazila parishad elections.
Freedom fighters of the War of Independence of 1971 organised the meeting at Dhaka Reporters Unity to mark the first anniversary of the death of freedom fighter and founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra Zafrullah Chowdhury which was observed on April 11.
Vice-chairman of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Hafizuddin Ahmed, said that the Awami League government destroyed the electoral system and as a result the voter turnout in the first phase of upazila elections on Wednesday was low.
Hafiz Uddin said that the Awami League government also destroyed spirits of the War of Independence of 1971.
He called on all to work for establishing the spirits of the war for which Zafrullah Chowdhury took part in it for establishing a democratic Bangladesh.
Chaired by president of Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal Ishtique Aziz Ulfat, central leaders of BNP Fazlur Rahman, Rumin Farhana, AB Party member secretary Mojibur Rahman Monju, Bhashani Onusari Parishad convener Sheikh Rafiqul Islam Bablu, Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur, freedom fighter Nayam Jahangir and others spoke at the programme.
Naripakkha leader Shireen Huq, also wife of Zafrullah and son Barish Chowdhury were present at the programme.
