Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday said that the party continued to face conspiracies and false accusations.
They said that although autocratic forces had fled the country following a mass uprising, invisible elements and invisible forces were gradually beginning to emerge.
BNP leaders made the remarks during the party鈥檚 Kishoreganj district unit conference.
Addressing the conference virtually, BNP acting chair Tarique Rahman urged all party leaders and activists to remain united, commenting that if they could stay as 鈥榰nited as steel鈥� until February they would be able to secure a favourable verdict from the people in the upcoming national elections.
He said that the most important priority for the BNP was to remain close to the people, uphold their political rights, and ensure their security and livelihoods.
Tarique underlined that achieving these objectives required a government accountable to the people, based on their verdict and opinions, and that party unity would be crucial for attaining these goals.
He further urged party leaders and activists to remain highly vigilant, warning that no one should be allowed to use the party鈥檚 name for personal gain.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that the party rose to prominence not overnight, but achieved its current position through a sustained struggle.
He urged the younger generations -- and those who held different positions in the 1971 War of Independence -- to recognise that the BNP had endured like the mythical Phoenix bird. Attempts to destroy the party by way of abductions and killings had failed, and those responsible had fled.
Fakhrul claimed that the BNP had contributed whatever was good in the country and that the party鈥檚 root of pride in 1971, along with its struggles, had shaped Bangladesh鈥檚 democratic journey.
