Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said the country is 'going through a dangerous conspiracy' hatched by both local and international quarters, but hoped that a fair election will be held before Ramadan, enabling people to cast their votes after 16 years.

He made the remarks after placing wreaths and offering fateha at the grave of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on Dhaka University premises on the occasion of the poet's 49th death anniversary.

Rizvi said the people of Bangladesh are still deprived of many rights.

"The ultimate goal of our movement, democracy, has not yet been established. But we believe that very soon, before Ramadan, a free and fair election will take place. Then, the ...