Dhaka: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the interim government should hand over power to the people through early elections.
The BNP Secretary General said this during a 48-hour program titled 'Jago Bahe, Save Teesta' across a 130-kilometer area of 5 districts along the Teesta, demanding the implementation of the Teesta Agreement and the master plan.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir inaugurated the program at around 2 pm on Monday (February 17) at the char adjacent to the Teesta Railway Bridge in Rangpur district.
Under the slogan 'Jago Bahe, Save Teesta', the 'Tista River Protection Movement Committee' is simultaneously holding rallies, marches and cultural performances at 11 points in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Rangpur and Gaibandha districts. He inaugurated the 48-hour program.
To implement the program, a stage has been set up on the Teesta, food arrangements have been made, and tents have been pitched for overnight stays. Students, farmers, fishermen, environmental activists, teachers, doctors and members of various professional organizations have joined the rally in a row demanding the protection of the dried-up Teesta.
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, "Will we take the movement that is starting today to the end. Just as Maulana Bhashani started the movement to protect the Ganges, today, after many days, Asadul Habib Dulubhai has started that movement again."
He said, "The interim government calls itself a neutral government, so we must ask India for the fair water of the Teesta. Reform it quickly and hold elections. The people have not been able to vote for many years. Therefore, the people want their representatives to be sent to parliament by voting and have their demands implemented by them." Many people are told, "We vote, if we vote, the instability going on in the country will stop. The people will get representatives to speak for them."
Addressing the people present, Mirza Fakhrul said, "Nothing can be achieved without fighting. We will fight to achieve our rights and get our fair share."
The two-day program, which was announced earlier, was announced to demand the implementation of the Teesta water sharing agreement and river projects.
As part of the movement program, the Teesta River Protection Movement Committee will hold rallies, marches, and cultural performances at 11 points in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Rangpur, and Gaibandha districts bordering the Teesta River. Among them, the Rangpur program is being held on the banks of the Teesta River adjacent to the Kaunia Railway Bridge in Rangpur and Gangachara Mohipur Bazar.
It is learned that the acting chairman of the BNP will join virtually at 11 points in 5 districts on the evening of February 18. In addition, leaders of various political parties, including the central leaders of the BNP, have come to the Teesta banks to express solidarity.
Present as guests at different spots of the rally are BNP Standing Committee members Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram, BNP Vice Chairman Barkat Ullah Bulu, Shamsuzzaman Dudu, Jatiya Party Chairman Mustafa Jamal Haider, Biplobi Workers Party General Secretary Saiful Haque and Gana Sanghati Andolon Chief Coordinator Jonayed Saki.