BNP to rebuild country thru' right politics

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said his party is committed to rebuilding the country through right politics.

He said democracy would be restored in Bangladesh despite facing many challenges.

"No time to see the past. BNP has set the goal to establish a discrimination-free society, free from autocrat."

He said these at a doa mahfil, marking BNP's 46th founding anniversary (1st Sept) in the

party's central office at Naya Paltan in the capital on Sunday. A number of leaders and activists attended it.

"BNP is now undoubtedly the largest political party in Bangladesh. We have struggled over the last 16 years for restoring democracy in the country under the leadership of Tarique Rahman."

The BNP acting chairman has directed the party leaders and activists to work for welfare of the country's people, he noted.

Mirza Fakhrul said BNP has fought for bringing reforms in the electoral system and election, to be conducted either by a caretaker or neutral government.

At the same time, BNP

has also struggled for reforming the government

institutions, which were politicised and destroyed by the previous fascist Awami League government.

The BNP secretary general opined that the party has also struggled to bring order in the country's economy and run it properly.

"A total of 700 BNP men became victims of enforced disappearances. Around 2,000 BNP activists were shot dead. False cases were filed against six million BNP leaders, activists and followers during the past autocratic regime. Justice must be ensured for those crimes committed by Sheikh Hasina," he added.

In the morning, BNP leaders and activists thronged the grave of the party founder and former president Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital and offered prayers.

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