Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday accused the government of trying to bring the bureaucracy under the influence of a single party as the national election approaches, and urged authorities to maintain strict neutrality.
"Attempts are underway to place the bureaucracy under the control of a specific party.
We (BNP) will never tolerate such moves. During the election, the bureaucracy, the government and the Election Commission must remain entirely neutral," he said.
Speaking at a discussion, Mirza Fakhrul warned that the Election Commission should resist pressure and must not yield to any political force.
"We repeat: the current government must act completely neutrally. If it does not, we will n...