BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called on newly-appointed French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet at the party Chairperson's Gulshan office in the capital on Thursday. — Focus Bangla BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has stressed that the national election scheduled for February 2026 could pave the way for the formation of a truly representative Jatiya Sangsad (JS), reports UNB.
He also said The JS will discuss and resolve people's unsettled issues and set a clear roadmap for the nation's future.
"I want to emphasise that there will be disagreements and not everyone will agree on everything. The Chief Adviser's address may seem acceptable to many, but differences of opinion can still exist," he said.
Speaking at a dialogue on the election at a city hotel on Thursday, the BNP leader said the interim government has already announced that the election will be held in February 2026 to elect a parliament truly representing the people.
"The main point is that this parliament will be able to discuss and resolve the people's unresolved issues and set out a clear roadmap for the country's progress within a specific timeframe," he added.
Fakhrul said since people are the true owners of the state, their representatives in parliament must guide the way forward. "But if we fail to elect that parliament and instead a few individuals or intellectuals try to impose their views, we must consider how acceptable that will be to the people."
The Foundation of Strategic and Development Studies arranged the dialogue titled 'National Parliamentary Election 2026: The Necessity for National Unity'.
Fakhrul spoke about Bangladesh's long struggle for democracy, recalling that the nation has paid heavily for it but has rarely had the opportunity to practise it properly.
"Since the Pakistan period, democracy here has been repeatedly disrupted and weakened…democracy has never truly been practised in this country, and that is why today we see so much mistrust, anxiety and instability in our society," he said.
The BNP leader paid tribute to those martyred in the July struggle who sacrificed their lives to fight autocratic rule. "We are grateful to the martyrs who have given us a chance to give democracy an institutional form."
He said it is now necessary to build democratic institutions to overcome the political crisis. "I believe our main responsibility, wherever we are and in whatever capacity, is to fulfill our duty by working to institutionalise democracy."
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