Jashore, Feb. 18 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday warned that BNP would not accept local government polls ahead of the national election.

"The collaborators of fascist Hasina would raise their ugly heads if the local elections are held first, which the people of the country would not accept," said Fakhrul while addressing a rally at the Town Hall ground in Jashore, organised by the district BNP to press home their various demands, including bringing down the prices of essentials to a tolerable level.

They also demanded improvement in the deteriorating law-and-order situation, quick announcement of the election roadmap and prevention of conspiracies to reestablish fascism.

Fakhrul urged the interim governm...