Feni, July 10 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) South Region Chief Organizer Hasnat Abdullah on Thursday alleged that Bangladesh has not witnessed the desired political change, claiming that only the "faces of extortionists and corrupt individuals" have changed.

Speaking as the chief guest at a rally following the party's "July March" programme in Sonagazi municipality of Feni, Hasnat said extortion, drug trafficking and case trading had merely shifted from one group to another.

"We wanted an end to extortion, not just a change in extortionists. We wanted an end to corruption. Unfortunately, only the people involved have changed," he said.

The rally was organised to press for the implementation of a referendum, employment generation and ...