Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said that elections were essential for restoring democracy and implementing reforms, and the longer the delay, the deeper the crisis would be.
鈥楾he more the country鈥檚 elections are delayed, the more the conspiracy will be,鈥� Tarique said while virtually addressing an event organised by the Chuadanga district unit of the party.
鈥楾he dictatorship is overthrown by mass uprising. The dictatorship against which the country鈥檚 millions of people had been protesting is not sitting idle. That dictatorship is conspiring with their local and foreign associates,鈥� the BNP leader said.
Mentioning that the country was facing many crises in many sectors, including health, education, agriculture, business, judiciary and administration, he said that solve the problems gradually was possible only through an election.
鈥楾he incumbent interim government is capable of conducting an impartial election, and if they do it the real people can be elected. Those who will truly speak for people will think about the interests of people and think about solving problems in each sector. It is only possible if true representatives are elected through a real election,鈥� he said.
Addressing the party leaders and activists, Tarique Rahman said, 鈥楾he country鈥檚 people want to give responsibility to the BNP. If you want to take responsibility, you have to play a responsible role. Make yourself competent enough to take responsibility.鈥�
In the opening speech of the programme, party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, 鈥楽heikh Mujib [country鈥檚 founding president] first started fascism in this country. He killed democracy. Awami League means theft and corruption. During the regime of the previous Awami League, there was terrorism on the one hand, and on the other, killings and enforced disappearances were perpetrated by the police and other state forces.鈥�
A new sun rise was ushered in by the students, he said. To be able to bask in the new sunshine, the BNP鈥檚 demands were the same as those of the people, he added.
鈥榃e also want the state leadership to be in the hands of the youths. We have to be united for this,鈥� he said.
Among others, BNP vice chairmen Shamsuzzaman Dudu and Nitai Roy Chowdhury, acting organising secretary Anindya Islam, joint organising secretary Jayant Kumar Kundu, national executive committee member Azizul Bari, Chuadanga district BNP member secretary Sharifuzzaman, Meherpur district BNP president Masud Arun and general secretary Amjad Hossain, and Kushtia district BNP president Syed Mehdi Ahmed spoke at the programme.
