Dhaka Bureau: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has commented that if India’s ‘diplomatic message’ about Bangladesh published in Calcutta-based media is true, it is unexpected and unfortunate. He said it is unexpected for a democratic country like India if the news is true. We hope that India will respect the democratic aspirations of the people of Bangladesh. On the occasion of the founding anniversary of the volunteer party, he said this to the journalists after paying tribute to BNP founder Ziaur Rahman’s mausoleum at Sher Bangla Nagar in the capital on Saturday (August 19).
The BNP Secretary General said India always talks about democracy. We hope that India will give full support to elections under a neutral and non-partisan government with the participation of all parties in this country. Mirza Fakhrul said that BNP never said this; we are forced to say it. We can see that if the news is true, then India is talking about the internal politics of Bangladesh. Mirza Fakhrul said, We want to say clearly that there is no possibility of any fundamentalist party coming to power in Bangladesh.
In the 52-year history of Bangladesh, no fundamentalist party could ever come to power. On the contrary, their strength has been waning day by day. The BNP leader said, We trust in the trust of the people of Bangladesh. Trust in their strength. Alleging that the Awami League is using the entire state machinery to stay in power, Mirza Fakhrul said, “Today they have taken away the right of people to vote; they have taken away the freedom of the press; they have taken away the independence of the judiciary.” This government has destroyed the economy of Bangladesh in a very planned way.
They have destroyed the potential of Bangladesh, and now they are trying to establish a monarchy by holding the people of Bangladesh hostage. The BNP Secretary General also said that the people of the country are united today; all the parties are united, and they have started fighting to get back their voting rights and democratic rights. The people will surely win this one-sided fight.
