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Download PDF Leaders and workers of political parties across the country started gathering at party offices with cautious enthusiasm yesterday as the news of countrywide lifting of the ban on indoor politics spread.
Some jubilant political leaders however were seen hugging each other and exchanging sweets.
Leaders of BNP and Awami League (AL) started chalking out political programmes demanding release of two former premiers and their party chiefs, Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina, and were waiting for instructions from their central leaderships.
Presence of BNP and Jamaat leaders and activists were, however, thin at some local party offices.
Due to many frontline BNP leaders being in jail or in hiding to evade arrest, some BNP leaders who are still free said they will observe the situation for sometime and then announce their next course of action.
“We will now be able to sit with our leaders and activists for planning organisational activities. It will help us increase organisational strength,” said Chittagong city AL leader MA Mannan.
Former law secretary of Chittagong city unit of AL Advocate Ibrahim Hossain Babul said they will clean the party office today and hold a Milad Mahfil after the asr prayer on Wednesday to formally open the office on Thursday.
All four members including the convener of BNP Chittagong city unit are currently abroad.
Our staff correspondent from Rajshahi reported that AL workers there started gathering at the city office in Kumarpara around 6:00pm while BNP, Jatiya Party (JP) and Jamaat refrained from any activity.
There is no BNP office in Rajshahi now as the ones the party had earlier were evacuated for being illegally set up.
Rajshahi City BNP President Mosaddek Hossain said they will rent an office soon after observing the situation for a few days and they will submit a memorandum to the authorities and go on a hunger strike on Friday demanding release of their chief Khaleda Zia.
Jatiya Party and Jamaat offices there were seen closed yesterday evening.
Our staff correspondent reported from Sylhet that political leaders and activists were getting prepared last night to chalk out political programmes within a day or two following instructions from their central leaders.
Sylhet District AL President ANM Shafique told The Daily Star, “We will sit with different front organisations and upazila committees within a day or two to discuss the overall situation and decide on the ways and means for raising demands including immediate release of Sheikh Hasina.”
Sylhet City BNP General Secretary Nasim Hossain said they will sit with their ward committees and front organisations immediately to chalk out the next course of action and will submit a memorandum to the authorities for immediate release of the party chief Khaleda Zia.
Our staff correspondent reported from Bogra that party offices of AL, Jamaat-e-Islami, and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal were seen open at 8:45pm yesterday.
There was however nobody present in the district office of BNP. A supporter of BNP said such absence of party leaders and workers might be attributable to the fact that BNP District President Rezaul Karim Badsha and General Secretary Saiful Islam are currently evading the hands of law.
Our Sirajganj correspondent reported that workers of BNP and AL there joined hands to wash their offices last night, after hearing the chief adviser say that the countrywide ban on ‘indoor politics’ had been lifted.
Our Kushtia correspondent reported that although party offices there were not opened yesterday, leaders and workers of BNP and AL were seen moving around the offices. A BNP leader said they will open their district office today.
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