Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Friday that party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia would fly abroad soon for receiving advanced medical treatment.
Mentioning her long struggle for democracy, he said, "No woman leader in the world has struggled for democracy like her (Begum). This housewife (Khaleda Zia) after the assassination of her husband Shaheed president Ziaur Rahman came out on the streets to save the party. She also struggled for restoring democracy by ousting autocrat Ershad. We must follow what she has contributed for the cause of the party. She remains constant to her courage".
Mirza Fakhrul came up with the observations at a doa and milad mahfil marking the 80th birth anniversary of party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia at the party's headquarters at Nayapaltan in the capital.
He cautioned the party leaders and activists that their struggle was yet to be over after the fall of autocrat Sheikh Hasina.
Mr Fakhrul called upon his party stalwarts to be united and maintain utmost discipline to uphold the images of the BNP.
He said that the real success would come when the government elected (in a free, fair and neutral manner) by the people was established.
"Our sons had shed their blood and won victory. Many stalwarts of Chhatra Dal had also sacrificed their lives (during recent anti-Sheikh Hasina movement). No way to create division. We must be united," he continued.
"Our struggle is yet to be over. We are still in a floating state. Conspiracies are still going on. She (deposed Sheikh Hasina) is still hatching conspiracy against the country sitting in India. We must be cautious and united so that neo-fascist could not appear again (sit on our shoulder)," he maintained.
"They (Awami League men and deposed Sheikh Hasina) want to create a trouble in the country citing the plea of communal disharmony," he said.
Highlighting the importance for maintaining communal harmony in the country, he called upon his party stalwarts to constitute peace brigades in their respective areas to protect the minorities' lives and properties.
"You (party stalwarts) must form 'peace brigades' in your respective areas to save the minorities' lives, their temples, churches and defend their businesses and properties," he stated.
He ur0ged the party leaders and activists to move the country forward with peace and sans vengeance as directed by party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.
"We have to continue our struggle. Otherwise we might fall into trouble," he cautioned his party followers.
About the interim government, Mr Fakhrul further said "We have to give them (interim government) a logical time to remove all irregularities that have been piled up over the past several years (during the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League regime)."
The doa and milad mahfil were also held praying for the salvation of the departed souls of those who had sacrificed their lives during the recent student-people movement against the Sheikh Hasina regime and early recovery of those who got wounded.
BNP standing committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan, Vice-chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu, Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Joint Secretaries General Khairul Kabir Khokon and Habib Un Nabi Khan Sohel and party's Publicity Secretary Sultan Salahuddin Tuku were present, among others.
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