Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday urged political parties to shift their activities and focus from the streets to parliament, emphasising the need for strengthening parliamentary democracy in Bangladesh.

Speaking at a general meeting and conference of the Bangladesh Water Development Board Nationalist Workers and Employees Union at the Multipurpose Hall of the Pani Bhaban, he also called upon political parties to set aside minor differences and come together to make the upcoming election truly meaningful.

"We must come up from the streets to the parliament. How long will we stay on the streets? We have been on the streets for 50 years. We must try to solve problems and make democracy a politic...