The Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh on Saturday criticised the speech delivered by Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the79th United Nations General Assembly for not mentioning anything specific about the country鈥檚 upcoming national election.
RWPB general secretary Saiful Huq in a statement said that the chief adviser, in his speech, mentioned the aspirations of the student-led mass uprising and pointed out many points about the priorities of his government.
The chief adviser, however, did not mention anything specific about the next national election for the democratic transition in Bangladesh, the RWPB leader said.
鈥楬e could have given an idea in this regard to reassure the international community and the people of the country,鈥� he said.
He said that the chief adviser highlighted the position of his government over various international issues, including the safe return of Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar, Israel鈥檚 aggression in Palestine, and the Russia-Ukraine war.
The chief adviser, however, did not mention anything about Bangladesh鈥檚 rightful share of water from India, the killing of Bangladeshis by the Indian Border Security Force along the border, and the anti-Bangladesh activities of the Modi (Indian prime minister Narendra Modi) government,鈥� said the statement.
He said that it was necessary to bring these issues to the attention of the world community for the interest of the people of Bangladesh.
The statement also mentioned that the chief adviser placed special importance on the expansion of social business to overcome the crisis by eliminating unemployment.
But, most of the people in the country did not know anything about the business, the statement said.
Moreover, the statement said, there were many questions about the effectiveness of the theory in eliminating unemployment and poverty.
Despite all these, there was no doubt that the chief adviser鈥檚 speech at the UN General Assembly was exceptional, and his speech conveyed the message of Bangladesh鈥檚 positive potential to the international community, said the statement.
The interim government led by Professor Yunus was formed on August 8 after the fall of the Awami League regime on August 5 amid a student-mass uprising.