 | 14-party long march starts today amid attack fear
25 July, 2006
The Awami League (AL)-led 14-party opposition combine's road march programme starts today in the capital amid mass arrest and apprehensions of subversive attacks on the programme.
The ministry of home affairs also apprehend that attacks on the opposition's road march programme may occur that aims to deteriorate the law and order situation and lead the country to anarchy.
Meanwhile, police have arrested around 2,000 people, mostly opposition activists, across the country yesterday.
The opposition has already accused the government of conspiring to foil the programme by carrying out 'grenade attacks'.
At a preparatory meeting on Sunday, AL Joint General Secretary Obaidul Quader said grenade attacks might be carried out to foil the road march programme. He also said the ruling party cadres might take to the streets to foil the programme.
He said the government would be responsible if any attacks were carried out or any untoward incidents took place.
The state minister for home affairs at an emergency meeting with the top officials of law enforcement agencies on Sunday directed them to deploy members of police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) to keep close eyes on the proceedings so that no untoward incidents took place during the opposition programme.
Release link:http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/07/25/d6072501033.htm
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