Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday described the recent mob attacks on The Daily Star and Prothom Alo offices as a direct assault on democracy, urging all to unite to resist the evil forces.

"The time has now come to stand up and resist. all of you who love Bangladesh must come together. We have to resist this evil force," he said.

Fakhrul made the remarks while speaking at a joint protest meeting organised by the Editors' Council and Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) at a city hotel.

Fakhrul bemoaned that the country is now facing a defining moment for democracy and freedom of expression, and said symbolic protest programmes are no longer enough as democracy and freedom of sp...