'See you soon': Tarique tells BNP activists
He said the people’s trust and confidence in the BNP is strong, and it is the responsibility of all party leaders and activists to uphold it.
BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman has told party leaders and activists that he will meet them in person very soon.
"Inshallah, I will see you face-to-face very soon," he said while virtually addressing the biennial conference of BNP's Rajshahi Metropolitan unit today (10 August).
Tarique said the people's trust and confidence in the BNP is strong, and it is the responsibility of all party leaders and activists to uphold it.
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"The responsibility to maintain this trust does not lie with the people — it is ours. I urge everyone to remain united. In the coming days, we will begin rebuilding the country by earning the people's confidence and will preserve that trust through national reconstruction," he added.
The BNP acting chairman said the autocratic regime has been ousted, but now it is time to establish people's governance and restore their political rights.
"The fundamental way to ensure political rights is to secure people's right to vote. Through voting, the people will decide who will run the country and work for its development. We see the interim government gradually moving in that direction," he added.
'Election in February will mark first step to restoring people's rights'
Tarique said the 13th national parliamentary election, scheduled for before Ramadan in February, will mark the first step towards restoring the people's rights.
"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.
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.
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."
