BNP leader Shamsuzzaman Dudu alleged that the interim government is protecting those responsible for destroying democracy in Bangladesh over the past 15 years. He criticized the lack of justice for missing BNP leader and former MP Ilias Ali, and said key advisers have ignored the matter. Dudu claimed that fair elections are being intentionally avoided to prevent BNP from gaining popular support. He also demanded the execution of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.