<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday reiterated that the upcoming general election will be held as per the provision of the constitution.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Apart from this, Awami League will not allow anyone's conspiratorial ambitions to be implemented,” he told a meeting at the party's central office on Bangabandhu Avenue this morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Quader, also the road, transports and bridges minister said, “BNP's only demand is Sheikh Hasina’s resignation which is a gross violation of the Constitution. We cannot violate the Constitution.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Quader asserted that the opposion group consists of communal forces, which are friends of both Pakistan and Afghanistan, and are patrons of militancy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Should we surrender to the activities of these conspirators?&nbsp; Should we sacrifice the soil of this country, Bangabandhu's leadership, independence, Sheikh Hasina's leadership, political victory and development journey?" Quader asked.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Awami League general secretary said the BNP is engaged in killing AL members across the country.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Awami League leaders and activists are being killed. And BNP is habitually misleading the nation with baseless information,” Quader said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“The violence that is taking place in many parts of the country is highly well-planned. BNP, the mastermind of political evil forces, is trying to attract the attention of foreigners by making isolated incidents. They are conspiring to sabotage the election.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Regarding the attack on Ashraful Alom, popularly known as “Hero Alom” during the Dhaka-17 by-election in Gulshan,&nbsp; Quader said whoever the candidate is, the government is looking at him as a candidate.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“So far 10 people have been arrested in connection with the incident. The government has taken action," he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Awami League Presidium Members Matia Chowdhury, Mofazzal Hossain Maya, Kazi Zafarullah, Abdur Razzaque, Kamrul Islam, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Organizing Secretary Afzal Hossain, Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Swapan, Office Secretary Biplab Barua, Publicity and Publication Secretary Abdus Sobhan Golap, Science and Technology Affairs Secretary Engineer Abdus Sabur among others were present at the meeting. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>