Quader says BNP made another mistake

Bangladesh Awami general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the BNP's decision not to take oath was the repetition of its mistake, reports UNB.

"The BNP made a mistake by boycotting the general elections in 2014. Yesterday, the party made another mistake by taking the decision not to take oath as members of parliament," Quader said.

He made the remarks while talking to the newsmen after placing wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mijubur Rahman in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmandi-32 in the capital.

Indicating the submission of a memorandum by the BNP and Oikya Front to the election commission demanding re-voting, Quader said, “They're doing what the defeated opposition parties do ... this is a common post-election scenario. There's nothing new. This will stop after a few days as people voted for our party spontaneously.”

Quader said, “It is disrespect to the verdict of the mass people. They [the BNP] should show respect to the people's mandate.”