Published: 01:08 AM, 06 June 2026
Democracy under threat: Mirza Fakhrul
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said democracy in Bangladesh is facing serious threats due to what he described a section of people are engaged in various conspiracies.
Speaking as the chief guest at a discussion meeting held at the Abdus Salam Hall of the National Press Club in memory of late politicians Mahbubul Haque and Mahbubul Alam Tara, Fakhrul said efforts are underway to undermine politics and democratic institutions.
"From different directions, we are witnessing organised and deliberate efforts to create anarchy," he added.
Mirza Fakhrul criticised the role of social media in political discourse, saying it had pushed politics toward a dangerous direction.
"Through social media, character assassination of political leaders is being carried out openly. Attempts are being made to portray politicians as degraded individuals before society," he said.
"There is a conspiracy to destroy politics. This is never a good sign for healthy democratic politics."
Highlighting BNP's political philosophy, Fakhrul said the party is not a revolutionary organisation but a liberal democratic political party committed to protecting people's rights and welfare.
"BNP is a fully liberal democratic political party devoted to the rights and welfare of the people," he said.
He warned that forces opposed to democracy and people's rights had emerged in the country and called on citizens to speak out against them.
