Khaleda has approved killing by continuing blockade: Awami League

Declaring that the nationwide blockade will continue, Khaleda Zia has literally approved of killing people, says the Awami League.

In his immediate reaction, ruling party leader Hasan Mahmud on Monday night told reporters, "We hoped Khaleda Zia will apologise to the people and call the blockade off."

But she announced “killing of more people by hurling petrol bomb like in the horror movies", he said referring to the violence and casualties that took place since Jan 5 during the blockade.

The BNP chief at a press briefing in the evening announced continuing the transport blockade until her demand for snap election under a nonpartisan administration was met.

Having been confined to her Gulshan office for the past 17 days, she had appeared before the press after police ended the siege.

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Hours later, Mahmud, the Awami League's publicity and publications secretary, spoke with journalists at party chief Sheikh Hasina's Dhanmondi political office.

He claimed not only the people, the BNP leaders and activists also did not respond to the blockade called by Khaleda. "The people are angry at her."

Responding to the BNP chief, who held the government responsible for the violence, he said, "Khaleda was blaming others to save herself from the people's wrath."

"She and her party had confused the nation before. They have also been identified as fraud around the world."

Justice will be ensured for every death caused in the name of politics, he added.

The Awami League leader also said Joint General Secretary Mahbub-Ul Alam Hanif will share the party's official response to Khaleda's announcement at a press briefing at 11am on Tuesday.