BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that if fascism rises again in the country, the spirit of language movement will stop it.
In the morning, BNP leaders and activists paid homage to the language martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar. Later, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi told reporters that Bengalis gained independence through the path of language movement.
The BNP leader demanded for a free and fair election to ensure justice, equality and rights. He said that the destroyed democracy and voting rights need to be restored quickly.
He also demanded for local government elections immediately after the national elections.