27 cases have been registered against BNP leaders and workers in Khulna in the last 13 days. 4 thousand 426 people have been accused in these cases and more than 150 leaders and activists have been arrested. The party’s leaders and activists alleged that the government engaged in the process of organizational destruction and emptying the field before the elections by arresting and arresting BNP leaders and activists in cases of falsehood and fraud. They said that the arrest operation and mass search started in Khulna from October 22 on the basis of BNP’s general meeting on October 28. The cunning Khulna BNP leader, thinking that he could stop the vehicles at that time, reached Dhaka early, but a large part was spared from the arrest operation, but a total of 12 people from different police stations and upazilas were arrested.
After October 28, cases were filed in Khulna at a wholesale rate. The leaders have claimed that every case is rigged and baseless to the public. They said that on the night of October 28, a case was filed against the names of 20 BNP leaders and activists in Dumuria of Khulna district. 20 of those who were accused there were still waiting for the program after the Mahasambesh in Dhaka city.
Similarly, the next day, a case was filed under the Explosives Act simultaneously in 5 police stations of Khulna city. Where the names of the popular and responsible leaders of all the organizational units including all the parliamentary candidates of Khulna BNP are included. Central BNP Student Affairs Secretary and Khulna-3 Constituency Rakibul Islam Bakul, Central BNP Information Affairs Secretary and Khulna-4 Constituency Azizul Bari Helal, Khulna Ex-Commissioner and Khulna Metropolitan BNP Convener Shafiqul Alam Mana, Khulna District BNP Convener and Khulna-1 Constituency Amir Ejaz Khan, Khulna Metropolitan BNP Member Secretary Shafiqul Alam Tuhin, Khulna District BNP Member Secretary Monirul Hasan Bappi along with the leaders of all affiliated organizations filed false cases.
According to the information received – 800 people with 47 names in 1 case in Sadar Police Station of Khulna city, 200 people with 37 names in 1 case in Sonadanga Police Station, 120 people with 37 names in Arangghata Police Station, 60 people with 17 names in a case of Daulatpur Police Station, 70 people with 20 names in a case of Khalishpur Police Station. In 2 cases of Phultala police station of Khulna district 230 people including 64 names, in 2 cases of Dighlia police station 110 people with names of 98 people, in 2 cases of Batiaghata police station 240 people with names of 69 people, in 2 cases of Terkhada police station 350 people with names of 78 people, in 2 cases of Paikgacha police station 240 people with names of 74 people John, 280 people including 94 names in 2 cases of Koira Police Station, 250 people including 120 people in 4 cases of Rupsa Police Station, 250 people including 97 people in 2 cases of Dakop Police Station and 260 people including 114 people in 4 cases of Dumuria Police Station.
In total 27 cases in Khulna, 4 thousand 426 defendants and Khulna district BNP convener Ameer Ejaz Khan, Khulna district Jubo Dal general secretary Ibadul Haque Rubayet, Khulna city BNP joint convener Kazi Mahmud Ali, Khulna district Chhatra Dal president Mannan Mistry and more than 150 arrested.