BNP launches month-long campaign to engage youth in policymaking

In a bid to involve the youth in the policymaking process, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) launched a month-long campaign starting today (9 May), aimed at implementing its declared 31-point reform outline.

Organised jointly by Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal (Youth Wing), Swechchhasebak Dal (Volunteer Wing), and Chhatra Dal (Student Wing), the campaign will include a series of seminars and rallies across four regional centers in the country.

Sultan Salahuddin Tuku, BNP's publicity secretary, stated that the initiative is being held under the directive of the party's acting chairman, Tarique Rahman. The goal is to actively engage young people in shaping policy through discussions on employment, education, healthcare, agriculture, environment, technology, and political rights.

The first seminar will be held in Chattogram today (9 May), titled "Youth perspectives on employment and multidimensional industrialisation". The event will begin at 3pm at the International Conference Center on Chatteswari Road.

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury will attend as the chief guest. Panelists will include Dhaka University academic and analyst Abdullah-Al-Mamun, Cornell University lecturer Jamal Uddin, Jahangirnagar University professor Nahrin Khan, political analyst Zahed Ur Rahman, filmmaker Mabrur Rashid Bannah, Oracle senior engineering manager Muntasir Munir, online activist Sayeed Abdullah, University of Dallas lecturer Shafqat Rabbi, and Pathao CEO Fahim Ahmed.

A political rights rally will follow in Chattogram tomorrow (10 May).

The second phase of the campaign will take place in Khulna, with a seminar on "Youth Perspectives on Education, Healthcare, and Fundamental Rights" scheduled for 16 May, followed by a rally on 17 May. The third phase will be held in Bogura on 23–24 May with participation from Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions. The final round will be held in Dhaka on 27–28 May, involving representatives from Dhaka, Faridpur, Sylhet, and Mymensingh divisions.

According to BNP sources, the seminars will include a wide range of youth participants—regardless of political affiliation—including students, professionals, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders. The discussions aim to draft a vision for a modern, humane, and secure Bangladesh empowered by its youth.

The central aim of the campaign is to gather public opinion and expectations to further shape BNP's policies into more people-oriented and welfare-driven frameworks.