BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman has talked about the Awami League is a downside to democracy.
“Awami League and democracy are enemies of each and every diversified. In distinction, the BNP upholds democracy, particular particular person freedom, and press freedom,” he talked about this present day (25 November).
Speaking at the Dhaka Union of Journalists’ annual frequent meeting at the Nationwide Press Membership, Tarique furthermore talked about the BNP is aligned with the intervening time authorities on insist reform initiatives nonetheless stresses the need for elections within an more cost-effective time physique.
He warned that reforms may per chance be meaningless with out addressing the each day wants of the of us.
He criticised makes an are trying to compose confusion over whether reforms or elections may per chance honest composed rob precedence.
“We include no discord with the intervening time authorities on reforms. These elevating this quiz include ulterior motives,” he talked about.
He pledged to work in direction of a society the assign justice prevails, freedom of speech is safeguarded, and political empowerment is restored.
Relating to the tumble of the outdated authorities, he famed, “With the flight of the exiled autocrat, the intervening time authorities has begun a important inch to fulfil the aspirations of pro-democracy forces.”
Tarique attributed the upward push of dictatorship to repeated elections with out the of us’s participation. “The fugitive dictator used such elections to render the public politically powerless. An election is important to attach the of us’s rights and dismantle fascist practices,” he talked about.
Highlighting the BNP’s stance on reforms, he talked about the direction of is continuous and must transcend theoretical adjustments.
“Reforms require a qualitative transition to a democratic political tradition. Bookish reforms will fail if they salvage no longer decrease the of us’s each day hardships,” he added.
On elections, Tarique wired the urgency of arranging free and engaging polls within an more cost-effective timeline.
“No authorities can stay on with out the public’s vote,” he talked about, noting that the reconstitution of the Election Price by the intervening time authorities used to be a undeniable step in direction of restoring democracy.
He acknowledged the intervening time authorities’s vital responsibility following the tumble of the exiled autocrat, urging vigilance amongst pro-democracy forces and journalists.
“Opposition forces are conspiring to compose misunderstandings amongst pro-Bangladesh teams at home and foreign. If we live vigilant, these conspiracies will fail,” he talked about.
The meeting, chaired by Dhaka Journalists’ Union president Shafiq-ul Islam and collectively performed by Didarul Alam and Syed Khan, featured speeches from prominent leaders, in conjunction with Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary Frequent Mia Golam Parwar, BNP Standing Committee member AZM Zahid Hossain, and Senior Joint Secretary Frequent Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
