Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) joint secretary general Barkat Ullah Bulu, urged Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif to refrain from the ‘bad habit’ of denying commitment.

The 20-Party spokesman came up with the view in a statement on Saturday.

Earlier, Hanif at a press briefing on Friday denied any commitment from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina before the 5 January general election to hold a fresh election dissolving the 10^th parliament.

Barkat Ullah Bulu strongly protested the AL reaction over BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s press briefing on Friday.

The 20-party statement claimed, ‘In Awami League’s joint meeting of preparation committee and party leaders on 19 December 2013, Sheikh Hasina at her introductory speech, promised to hold a fresh election dissolving the parliament if they would reach to any negotiations through dialogue after the 5 January general election.’

‘Different television channels telecast Sheikh Hasina’s statement on the day and national newspapers published the statement on the next day’, the 20-Party statement added.

The 20-Party, in the statement, also called a fresh spell of 72-hour countrywide hartal from 6:00am Sunday.

The enforcement of 72-hour shutdown will end on 6:00am Wednesday, said the statement. 

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