71.   From there the long march of the BNP would proceed towards Khagrachhari.

72.   He also held a meeting with the Minister without port folio Kalparanjan Chakma and the Deputy Commissioner of the district seeking their cooperation for a peaceful long march.

73.   He said all political parties and intellectuals except those belonging to the Awami League were supporting the long march.

74.   He also alleged that many people from the CHT who joined the long march came under attack.

75.   He said it was the moral duty of every Muslim to join the long march.

76.   He said the government would be held responsible for the occurrence of any untoward incident during the long march.

77.   He said that the purpose of such an expensive long march was something else but definitely not peace.

78.   He said the government was hatching a conspiracy to sabotage the long march programme of the seven opposition parties.

79.   He was addressing a meeting at the old court house building after the long march.

80.   He was addressing a rally of the party at the Ramna Green prior to the start of the long march towards Chittagong Hill Tracts.