He alleged that BNP leaders and workers are being arrested continuously and the DB police arrested Ehsanul Huda when he participated in a discussion.
The police arrested the leader of the volunteer group from Burichang in Cumilla and he was found dead the next day. When the police went to arrest the BNP leader and lawyer in Faridpur, his wife died in panic. Rizvi said, like in 1971, people are leaving their homes and living in fields and forests.
Rizvi called for a successful blockade from 6:00 am on Sunday to 6:00 am on Tuesday as part of his peaceful agitation demanding a neutral government and resignation of the government at the time of elections.