Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Terming Awami League a fascist force, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged their party leaders and activists to get ready for making huge sacrifices imbued with the spirit of Amar Ekushey to face it.

"The December-30 election has demonstrated that Awami League is a fascist force, not a democratic one. We must strengthen our party to face such a fascist force. We'll have to move forward upholding the spirit of the Amar Ekushey with a sacrificing mentality," he said.

Speaking at discussion, the BNP leader further said, "Our leader (Khaleda) repeatedly asked us to carry out a movement organising people instead of getting upset. We must keep it in mind that we'll have to make huge sacrifices...