Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairperson Tarique Rahman on Sunday said that people had the right to know how many more months would be needed for the interim government to reform the state.
He said that if the advisers鈥� faces turned gloomy when asked about election roadmap, it certainly was a sign of going against the people鈥檚 aspirations.
Tarique made the remarks while addressing virtually a discussion organised by the BNP at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital Dhaka, to mark Victory Day.
He said that if the interim government announced its future action plan and roadmap, it would ensure聽 transparency on one hand and accountability to people on the other, and it would boost the pace of the administration鈥檚 activities.
鈥楾he more transparent the government is with people through its activities, the more support people will extend to it,鈥� he said.
Tarique said that they currently accepted the sufferings of people and not speaking out against the government, as people wanted to see the interim government succeed.
鈥榃hether the interim government wants to see itself succeed or not, must be proven through its activities,鈥� he added.
Referring to the 31-point state reform proposal that the BNP has announced, Tarique said that the state must take responsibility for every citizen regardless of party, opinion, religion or caste, taking these 31 points as the basis.
Addressing the party leaders and activists, the BNP leader said, 鈥楤angladesh will soon start its journey on the electoral roadmap. Your trusted companions in that journey are the democracy-loving people, so you should stay with the people.鈥�
Tarique said that the year 1971 was the year of achieving Bangladesh鈥檚 independence and the year 2024 was the year of protecting the independence of the country and the people.
Amid the situation, in an environment free from fascism, this year鈥檚 Victory Day is certainly much more joyful, glorious and much more meaningful and significant, he said.
He said, 鈥業 believe that the coming years鈥� Independence Day or Victory Day will not be limited to just celebration. Rather, I firmly believe that every upcoming Independence Day and Victory Day of Bangladesh will become a meaningful day to fulfil the responsibilities or promises of the state and the government to the people.鈥�
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir who presided over the discussion said that the path to reforms must be paved through an acceptable national election very soon.
BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain said that there would be more conspiracies if the election was delayed.
Another BNP standing committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan said, 鈥榃e will not leave the streets until our rights are achieved.鈥�
