Chattogram, May 10 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the 18 crore people of the country no longer want Awami League and the party should be banned.

"On one hand, we're holding a rally here in Chattogram; on the other, another rally is being held at New Market in Dhaka. The demand is the same - Awami League must be banned," he said at a youth grand rally at the Polo Ground in Chattogram.

Jubo Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal and Chhatra Dal organised the rally.

Fakhrul said that Awami League had established BAKSAL but BNP founder Ziaur Rahman laid the foundation of multi-party democracy and freedom of press was restored by him.

"Ziaur Rahman also laid the foundation of the garments industry. It was Khaleda Zi...