NN Online:
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said elections should serve as the gateway to democracy, but a new conspiracy has emerged to undermine the electoral process, assist external forces, and create chaos in the country.
He made these remarks on Tuesday during a meeting organised by the BNP at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) Auditorium, in observance of Independence and National Day on 26 March.
The BNP secretary general said, “On social media new personalities are emerging, who are trying to create unrest in the country. We should be vigilant to resist such efforts.”
He highlighted the recent election campaigns, which featured large convoys of up to 100 vehicles. Referring indirectly to NCP leader Sarjis Alam, Fakhrul expressed concern that such practices might persist in future political activities, saying, “We can clearly understand the intentions of those who take to the election campaign with a fleet of 100 cars.”
Fakhrul Islam said BNP is with the people and will do in future as did in the past. “BNP will definitely be victorious, InshaAllah,” he said.
Addressing the leaders and activists, he said the future of Bangladesh depends on them. “The future of democratic Bangladesh depends on you. The future of anti-discrimination Bangladesh depends on you,” he said.
Noting that there is no alternative to election, the BNP leader said election is the gateway to democracy. They think there is no other system except democracy that can bring welfare for the people, he said.
“But today a new conspiracy has started so that this process can be longer or delayed, someone else can be helped and anarchy can be created in the country,” he said.
“I don’t know where they want to take Bangladesh. Their language, words, sentences and statements want to take Bangladesh towards anarchy. They don’t want to take it (Bangladesh) towards democracy. So, Today we have to be careful,” he said.
Citing that BNP has saved the country from crisis every time, he said now a crisis has arisen again in the country. “Such a crisis has arisen today that attempts continue to make our patriotic army controversial, which we cannot accept at all,” he added.
The BNP secretary general said, “We can never allow those who protect our country, those who stand by us in a crisis, to be controversial.”
