Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- e Islami-led 11-party alliance on Wednesday warned of a nationwide movement if the Thakurgaon-1 by-election scheduled for Thursday (October 29) is not held fairly.

"If the situation takes a different turn in Thakurgaon by-election, the movement across Bangladesh will reach an intense stage," Alliance's coordinator AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad told reporters in the Nirbachan Bhaban in the city.

Earlier, an 11-party alliance delegation, led by Azad, met Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin to raise their concerns and observations regarding two issues --Thakurgaon by-election and upcoming local government elections.

During the meeting, the alliance reiterated its demand for the withdrawal of Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila Ni...