BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said, we have to be careful and aware. The upcoming elections are not so easy. The people are our strength. If we make a mistake, the people will show it again. Then I will have to pay your respects.
He said, we have to remain united. We have to be with the people, stand by the people.
He made these remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion meeting organized by the Nationalist Party (BNP) on Sunday (January 19) at the Engineering Institute in the capital to mark the 89th birth anniversary of the party's founder Ziaur Rahman.
Tarique Rahman said, there are many political parties in Bangladesh. Each political party has different ideologies and ideals. It is natural to have them. However, we should all come to the same place on one issue. After the time fixed by the country's rules, laws and regulations, the constitution must hold elections at every level of the state or government. The right to vote can only create accountability. If we can create accountability in all areas of the state and society, then we will be able to move forward gradually. If the government is obliged to hold the people accountable for every work, then the people's sorrows, sufferings, and desires will gradually be reflected through the government's work.
Stating that there is no alternative to establishing the right to vote in order to build a democratic country, he said, where the people will enjoy all kinds of benefits and security. Everyone must be united in one place, there must be a system for voting according to the law after a specific time. Only when accountability is ensured can the rights of the people be established.
At this time, he advised every political leader and worker to develop himself in the same way that Shaheed Ziaur Rahman presented himself to the people.
If there is a fair election, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has the highest possibility of forming the government. For some reason, will it be good for the country and the nation if someone else forms the government? Asking a question, he said, if someone else forms the government, it will not be good for the country and the nation, so there is time to stand by the people. Develop yourself as a political worker in the way that the people want. If we want to uphold the ideals of Ziaur Rahman, we have to be careful. Stating that there are various cases against 6 million leaders and activists in the country, he said that about 500 leaders and activists were martyred in the July-August movement alone. Hundreds of thousands of leaders and activists were injured. He also said that BNP did not fight to provide benefits to those who tortured in the past, they cannot be allowed to gather near them.