Gano Forum chief Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikya Front has announced that it will demonstrate in Dhaka on Mar 30 pressing its demands, including the annulment of gas-tariff hike proposal.
Leaders and activists of the alliance will form a human chain in front of the city’s National Press Club at 11am on that day.
Besides, the alliance will hold rallies and public herrings in different divisions and districts in April demanding reelection, cancellation of 11th parliamentary polls.
Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna announced the programmes at a press conference after a joint meeting of the alliance’s Steering Committee at its city’s office on Friday (Mar 22).
Manna said they will form the human chain also to register their protest against the government’s failure to ensure road safety, mismanagement in upazila polls, snatching students’ votes in DUCSU polls, destroying election system and limitless financial inequality and plundering by the government.
“We’ll also hold rallies or public hearings in all divisions and different districts in April to spread our movement across the country,” he said.
The Oikya Front leader said people did not go to cast their votes in the recent upazila polls as they lost their confidence in the election system after 'vote robbery' on Dec 29 in the national election.
Under the circumstances, he said their alliance has decided to continue its movement to realise their demand for a fresh national election. “We’ll wage a movement based on that demand, and will continue it until we get the victory.”
Manna said their meeting also chalked out a two-day programme to mark the Independence Day.
As part of the programmes, he said leaders and activists of Oikya Front will place wreaths at the National Mausoleum in Savar at 9am on Mar 26.
The alliance will also will hold a discussion on Mar 31 at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh.