Don't make political parties your opponents: Fakhrul responds to Nahid's remark

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir right this moment time (13 December) strongly criticised Records and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam’s most modern commentary that political parties attempt and show hide the intervening time government a failure.

Talking at a dialogue meeting the BNP leader called upon the federal government to be cautious in making such statements, declaring, “Please create no longer create political parties your opponents.”

The BNP organized the programme at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, marking the Martyred Intellectuals Day, that could presumably also be seen precise by the country the following day.

Referring to Nahid’s assertion, Fakhrul acknowledged, “I create no longer know why or in what context he acknowledged this, or whether he understood the that map of it. I strongly affirm against it. I have faith he must withdraw his commentary.

“Political parties are supporting you [govt], however you may perhaps presumably also very effectively be claiming they’re working to create you fail. We’ve acknowledged this endless times, and our performing chairman has moreover acknowledged that the failure of this government would point out the failure of the folk and us. So, why attain you create such statements?” he added.

Earlier on Wednesday, Records and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam reportedly acknowledged political parties are prioritising the election over reforms.

At some level of a meeting at the secretariat with a delegation from British Global Companions Governance (GPG), the adviser moreover talked about that political parties attempt and create the intervening time government fail.

Fakhrul further acknowledged the scholars, the folk, and political parties, including the BNP, luxuriate in all entrusted the federal government with the accountability to fabricate an atmosphere whereby a gorgeous election could presumably also moreover be held and a folk’s government and parliament could presumably also moreover be established.

“We have to now not snarl something else that undermines our victory or destroys our achievements. Right here is perchance the most serious time—one uncertain step could presumably result in a setback, causing you to tumble precise into a ditch,” Fakhrul cautioned.

The BNP leader alleged the “fascist” ruler Sheikh Hasina, who fled Bangladesh and took refuge in India, is actively working against the pursuits of the country. “The Awami League leaders and workers are consistently taking part in unfounded propaganda and spreading misinformation against the country the utilization of social media.”

The BNP leader entreated his birthday celebration colleagues to be active on social media, countering the misinformation with information and psychological discourse.

He acknowledged BNP leaders and workers must continue their efforts to institutionalise democracy and keep a wholesome democratic political culture in Bangladesh.

“There is aloof unparalleled work ahead of us. Many folk have faith their job is carried out now as Hasina has fled, however now we luxuriate in an extended manner to head earlier than we will doubtless be succesful to create democracy both a culture and a system. Let’s rob an oath that we’re going to plot ourselves into unparalleled residents of the country and dedicated democratic workers,” Fakhrul acknowledged.

He acknowledged democracy is never any longer unprejudiced a notion however a culture. “We must be taught to focus on, easy easy methods to behave, easy easy methods to luxuriate in interaction with our neighbours, and simple easy methods to luxuriate in interaction with our political opponents in a democratic manner. Democracy does no longer point out cutting someone’s throat for supporting the Awami League or BNP. Democracy map absolute tolerance.”

Fakhrul moreover expressed discipline over a recent tendency to overshadow the 1971 Liberation Battle by glorifying the most modern mass upsurge. “I have faith right here’s segment of a better conspiracy to distance the nation from its fashioned historic past. We watch this as a distortion of historic past, and we must watch out about it.”

BNP Standing Committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain spoke because the chief guest, while BNP Publicity Secretary Sultan Salauddin Tuku presided over the meeting.

Dhaka University Pro-Vice Chancellor Mahmud Hasan, economist Mahbub Ullah, BNP Joint Secretary General Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, BNP Standing Committee participants Abdul Moin Khan, Salahuddin Ahmed, Selima Rahman and Foremost (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram moreover spoke.