Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said that the ‘enemies of Bangladesh’ are re-emerging and trying again to create chaos and anarchy in the country.
He expressed the concern at a press conference at the party’s Naya Paltan central office in the capital.
‘Today the political situation is becoming uncertain. People across the country are in tension and worrying what will happen next,’ Fakhrul said.
‘We can see that enemies of Bangladesh are once again re-emerging. As time passes, efforts are being made to create an anarchic situation across the country,’ he said.
‘Unfortunately, we are also witnessing similar efforts on social media — spreading propaganda and false information to destabilise the nation,’ he added.
Describing November 7 as a day of great significance, Fakhrul said, ‘Shaheed president Ziaur Rahman united the nation and Begum Khaleda Zia led us during nine long years of struggle against autocracy and during the transitional movements that followed.’
Today our acting chair Tarique Rahman is similarly working tirelessly from distant London to unite the country, guide the party, and inspire the nation with new hopes, he further said.
Earlier in the day, the BNP held a joint meeting of the party and its affiliated organisations at the Naya Paltan office with Fakhrul in the chair to finalise the programme to mark National Revolution and Solidarity Day on November 7.
Recalling the events of November 7, 1975 and the rise of Ziaur Rahman to state leadership, Fakhrul said, ‘Under his rule, the country embarked on a dynamic wave of development and enthusiasm among the people.’
Tragically, he cccommented, enemies of Bangladesh brutally assassinated Shaheed president Ziaur Rahman at the Chittagong Circuit House, saying that his murder had marked the beginning of another dark chapter in the nation’s history.
‘We have repeatedly said that the philosophy of nationalism, introduced by president Ziaur Rahman, can never be defeated. That’s why the BNP has never been really defeated — it has repeatedly risen from the ashes like a phoenix,’ Fakhrul said.
Noting Ziaur Rahman’s reforms — introducing multiparty democracy, decentralising administration, strengthening the judiciary, and initiating progress in the economy, education, industry, agriculture, media, and women empowerment — Fakhrul said that his initiatives had inspired a new sense of motivation and productivity throughout the nation.
‘Unfortunately, his assassination by enemies of Bangladesh in Chittagong brought that momentum to a tragic halt,’ he said.
‘November 7 holds a special place in our political life. We commemorate this day to uphold and carry forward the philosophy that emerged from it,’ he also added.
