Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Senior Joint Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said "The journey of Awami League's fascist politics began on October 28, 2006 under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina. The bloody riots of that day shocked the entire nation, which was the first manifestation of fascism in Bangladesh."

He made these remarks on Tuesday while delivering a guest speaker's speech at a discussion titled 'Logi Baithar Lashtantra Theke Awami fachibader Utthan: Atashe Octiber Prekkhit' organized by the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU).

He said, "On that day, Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia was in the process of resigning, but the law enforcement agencies were not listening to the go...