Election in February will mark first step to restoring people's rights: Tarique
Tarique also pledged that, if voted to power, the BNP will seek international court intervention to ensure fair share of water from transboundary rivers.
The 13th national parliamentary election, scheduled for before Ramadan in February, will mark the first step towards restoring the people's rights, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman said today (10 August).
"The interim government has announced that the national election will be held before the upcoming Ramadan. Holding the national election will mark the first step in restoring the people's rights," he said while speaking at the biennial conference of the BNP's Rajshahi Metropolitan unit today (10 August).
Tarique also pledged that, if voted to power, the BNP will seek international court intervention to ensure fair share of water from transboundary rivers.
"We will go to the international court if necessary to secure Bangladesh's fair share of water from the Padma River and other rivers," he said.
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Criticising the former Awami League government, Tarique alleged that "autocratic" Sheikh Hasina had shaped the country's healthcare system in such a way that citizens were compelled to seek treatment in neighbouring countries.
"The electoral system has been dismantled, the judiciary has been broken, the economy has been destroyed, and mega corruption has been carried out through so-called mega projects," he said.
"We have many challenges ahead of us. To overcome these challenges, BNP leaders and activists must unite."
