, Dec. 12 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday described the shooting of Dhaka-8 independent candidate Sharif Osman Hadi as a "conspiracy against democracy."

"Today's attack on Sharif Osman Bin Hadi is not an isolated incident. Similar incidents have happened before. A few days ago, one of our MP candidates in Chattogram also came under attack - this is a conspiracy," he said.

Speaking at the closing session of the sixth day of BNP's "Plan to Build the Country" workshop at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB), the BNP leader urged the people of the country to stand against such a plot.

"If we have to stand up against this injustice, then at any cost we must establish democracy. At any cost we must restore our democrati...