Thakurgaon, Jan. 25 -- BNP Secretary General and Thakurgaon-1 candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said their party's only goal is to restore democracy in Bangladesh.

"BNP is moving forward with that objective," he said while speaking at an election rally at the Barunagaon Dakhil Madrasah ground in Salandar Union of Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila in the afternoon.

Mirza Fakhrul said BNP leaders and activists have faced repression over the last 15 years.

"Many cases were filed against us. More than a hundred cases were filed against me alone. I was sent to jail 11 times and spent three and a half years there. By the grace of Allah, we did not leave the right path. Our only aim is to establish democracy in this country," he added. ...