Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday said that it was time then to build Bangladesh with united efforts after the ouster of autocratic regime.
鈥楾he people of Bangladesh have overthrown autocracy. We are now free from it. It is now time to focus on building the nation through united efforts,鈥� he said while virtually addressing the final match of the Shaheed Zia Memorial Football Tournament as chief guest.
Lalmonirhat district unit of BNP organised the football match at the Shaheed Abul Kashem College ground.
Tarique Rahman said that the next step was to work together for the country鈥檚 development with a focus on the welfare of its people.
鈥榃e need the cooperation of everyone to build the country in the coming days. Our goal is to build a prosperous and beautiful Bangladesh together with people,鈥� he said.
The BNP leader also said that Bangladesh had a wealth of talented doctors, engineers, and professionals in various fields then.
鈥楢s a son of Bangladesh, I believe that our future should not only focus on producing talented doctors and engineers. We must also nurture professional athletes and cultural professionals from within our next generation,鈥� he said.
Tarique said that if his party returned to power, it would take all necessary steps, including providing training, to develop internationally competitive players who could bring honour to the country by representing Bangladesh in global sports events.
