Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday said that the party hoped that the reforms announced by the chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus would be accomplished quickly to get on the road to elections.
‘Yesterday the chief adviser addressed the nation and he talked about some reforms, he also announced the names of those responsible for the reforms. He has roughly outlined his vision of this interim government,’ BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said at a press conference at the party’s Naya Paltan central office.
‘We think that the reforms are needed... democratic rights were absolutely destroyed. In that case, these reform works should be completed as soon as possible,’ he said.
‘We wish the success of this interim government. We think that the interim government is carrying out its work. We are committed to give them time and opportunity to do this,’ he said.
‘We hope that they will complete these works [reforms] in a short period of time and go to the polls as soon as possible,’ he said.
Fakhrul also said that this government has come through the movement.
‘We hope they will reflect the aspirations of the people. One thing needs to be clearly stated ... there is no alternative to democracy. Democracy is the only system which can reflect the aspirations of the people.’
That is why building democratic institutions in a democratic state is most important task, he said, adding that there should be public involvement in that work.
‘What the people want, how the people want to see things, should be there,’ he said, adding that his party hope that the current interim government will realise that.
‘It is our hope that those who have been given the responsibility will try to discharge their duties very smoothly and the people will benefit,’ he said.
On Wednesday, Yunus announced six reform commissions to reform election system, judiciary, police, Anti-Corruption Commission, civil administration and the constitution.
