Staff correspondent :<\/p>\n
General Ziaur Rahman, after the tragic murder of Bangabandhu’s family, illegally seized state power through a ‘yes or no’ vote without any prior meetings, processions, or campaigns, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ICT Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy.<\/p>\n
“In the name of so-called campaigns, the streets were filled with posters of General Zia in military uniform, forcibly displayed on rickshaws and private vehicles, creating panic,” he said in a facebook post today from his verified account along with a video clip.<\/p>\n
Joy said on election day, even children were forced to cast votes as there were no genuine voters in the polling stations.<\/p>\n
“Eventually, it was announced that General Zia had won 99.4 percent of the votes unanimously! No one cast votes against him! This farcical election and its aftermath remain a shameful and tainted chapter in Bengali history,” he wrote.<\/p>\n
Later, General Zia formed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) illegally, bypassing state policies, while holding positions in the army and as president, he added.<\/p>\n
The premier’s ICT advisor said Zia participated in the so-called presidential election of 1978 from that party and declared himself the winner.<\/p>\n
In this election, various foreign media reported that Zia got 120 percent votes in some areas, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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