Take immediate steps to restore democracy

BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has said the people of Bangladesh want the interim government to take immediate steps to restore democracy and ensure their voting rights, reports UNB.

"The people of Bangladesh want to see the immediate reflection of the new generation's desire to exercise their voting rights," he said.

The BNP leader came up with the remarks while addressing a discussion by the party at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital on Thursday, marking International Mother Language Day.

Dr Moyeen said the Language Movement and the Liberation War were primarily aimed at securing the people's independence and democratic rights. "Let's take Bangladesh towards democracy…let's keep the ideals of the 21st February alive and shining brightly in our history," he said.

Referring to the aspirations of the student-led mass uprising, the BNP leader said the people of Bangladesh entrusted the interim government with the responsibility to restore democracy in the country.

"We must transform our society from autocracy to a democratic system," Dr Moyeen said.

He said the people of Bangladesh are closely monitoring how well the interim government is fulfilling its duties.

"The government's activities are on the radar of the people of Bangladesh… this cannot be denied, as it is in the nature of the people of Bangladesh. They always challenge the establishment," the BNP leader said.

He said the people of Bangladesh always strive to hold those in power accountable, no matter how much they may have supported them before they assumed office. "Everyone should remember this."

Dr Moyeen paid tribute to all the martyrs of the Language Movement and the anti-dictatorship movements, including the student-led mass revolution of 2024.