The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday said that India鈥檚 relations with neighbouring countries were not going well and one of the main reasons for this was that India has always played the politics of dominance with its neighbours.
鈥楾his tendency of dominance will neither be good for them not for the neighbours. Relationships need to be built on the basis of respect, dignity and mutual interests,鈥� said the party鈥檚 secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir while talking to reporters after visiting the grave of party founder Ziaur Rahman in the capital, marking the 46th founding anniversary of Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal.
鈥業ndia understands better the reasons for its politics and behaviour towards its neighbouring countries,鈥� he said, adding that his party believed that India鈥檚 relationships with Bangladesh should be built on mutual respect, dignity, and shared interests.
According to Indian media reports, defence minister Rajnath Singh emphasised the need for India鈥檚 armed forces to be ready for war to maintain peace.
Fakhrul said that Bangladesh gained freedom from the hands of the fascist Awami regime after almost 16 years through a student-led mass uprising.
He mentioned that many students, as well as women and children, sacrificed their lives in this revolution.
Mirza Fakhrul emphasised that no one could deny the contribution of women in聽 this movement to restore democracy.
鈥極n this day, we鈥檝e taken an oath to continue our struggle to consolidate the freedom that has been achieved, restore democracy, and establish the rule of law and the rule of the people in the country,鈥� he said.
He also expressed hope that the interim government would hand over power to the people through an election after completing the necessary state reforms as soon as possible.
In response to a question, the party鈥檚 secretary general said that he met with the interim government鈥檚 chief adviser twice and requested him to present the reform proposals to the public and set a timeline so that the national election could be held in a specific and reasonable timeframe.
Party standing committee members Selima Rahman and AZM Zahid Hossain, Mohila Dal president Afroza Abbas, general secretary Sultana Ahmed, and joint general secretary Helen Zerin Khan, among others, were present at the programme.
