Bangladesh facing a state of instability: Fakhrul

Bangladesh is currently experiencing a state of instability, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said today (18 November).

"At this moment, we truly needed people like Barrister Moudud Ahmed. Because, we are living in a state of instability. Barrister Moudud was undoubtedly one of the people who could have shown us the way out, could have guided us out of this instability," he said while addressing the publication ceremony for the book 'Demise of Democracy', written by the late BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed, at a hotel in Dhaka.

Fakhrul also lamented that Moudud had not been able to witness the fall of fascist Hasina, which he had sincerely wanted to see.

The BNP secretary general recalled his time in jail with Moudud Ahmed in 2012, highlighting the late leader's absolute dedication to his writing.

"I remember in 2012 when we were first jailed together. Almost 17 of us went to the old central jail on Nazimuddin Road. Immediately upon entry, Barrister Moudud swiftly headed towards a specific room, intending to dedicate his entire time in prison to writing," he said.

Fakhrul appreciated Moudud as an objective writer of history, saying,  "I feel that while there may be some criticism or controversy surrounding Moudud as a politician, but I do not think there is much opportunity to criticise his work in writing history."

He added, "Undoubtedly, both in this book and in his other writings, we will find that Barrister Moudud Ahmed was a thoroughly democratic political leader. Although he took various positions at different times for various reasons, if we look closely, we will see that he went there to find a way back to democracy. And I believe that this is probably the best way to evaluate him."