The New Nation - Internet Edition

Narsingdi Correspondent

The expelled Secretary General of BNP Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan yesterday called upon the Caretaker Government to lift the state of emergency from the country ahead of the upcoming national elections.

He was addressing a gathering of BNP leaders and workers at Sibpur Upazila in Narsingdi.

"The government should withdraw the state of emergency from the country to facilitate unhindered election campaigns by political parties," he said.

Mannan urged all the political parties to assist the Caretaker Government for conducting a free, fair and credible election within the schedule timeframe.

Lutful Kabir Bhuiyan, a social worker presided over the gathering while Sibpur Upazila BNP convenor Abul Haris, member secretary Ariful Islam, Dulalpur High School Headmaster Rajab Ali addressed the gathering.