Ploys are going on to baffle elections: Fakhrul

 
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that some political parties are hatching ploys to baffle the upcoming elections. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made this comment while addressing a program in the capital's Engineers' Institution on Thursday afternoon.

A book titled "Mohakaler Mohanayak Zia" was unwrapped during the event. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir graced the program as the chief guest.

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said "Now it is more than essential to have an elected government in Bangladesh. Only an elected government can resolve the setbacks and critical issues related to the current economic, political and educational terrains in the country."

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir appreciated the interim government's efforts in driving forward the reform initiatives to speed up and to rectify different state organs. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir assured that BNP would be working tirelessly to implement the party's 31 points to establish equal rights, good governance, accountability, socioeconomic justice and to eliminate corruption if BNP is elected to power.

 The BNP Secretary General recalled that martyred President Ziaur Rahman introduced multi-partisan ruling system in Bangladesh through reforms of laws and state machineries. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed that BNP carried out enormous advancement in the fields of independence for mass media, people's basic rights, women emancipation, establishing departments for taking care of women affairs and so on. All the good jobs in Bangladesh's history were done by Ziaur Rahman and Begum Khaleda Zia, the BNP Secretary General asserted. Mirza Fakhrul called upon everyone to discard the false content posted on Facebook and YouTube which aims to make BNP controversial.

Mirza Fakhrul Islam stated that attempts were made to obliterate Ziaur Rahman's name from Bangladesh's history. Even Ziaur Rahman's burial place came under conspiracy, Mirza Fakhrul further said. He added that it's not possible to deny Ziaur Rahman's contribution in Bangladesh's progress. Millions of patriotic people across Bangladesh still love Ziaur Rahman from the core of their hearts, Mirza Fakhrul commented.

The BNP Secretary General told the audiences that BNP leaders and activists are determined to fortify the basis of democracy and economic strength in Bangladesh following Tarique Rahman's leadership.

The program was moderated by BNP training affairs secretary ABM Mosharraf Hossain. Former Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University Professor Anwar Ullah Chowdhury, BNP Acting Chairman's Adviser Mahdi Alam and BNP Media Cell convener Moudud Alamgir Pavel spoke on the occasion among some other dignitaries.