BNP seeks national unity to restore democracy

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said forging a national unity will be the most essential task to restore democracy in the country.

“All our rights have been infringed one by one. Not only our party men, but also numerous people have been repressed, killed, imprisoned and crippled across the country at this tough time. Maintaining unity among us and forging a national unity is now the biggest need for restoring democracy,” he said.

The BNP leader was addressing a doa mahfil arranged at the party’s Nayapaltan central office praying for the early recovery of ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, now undergoing treatment in London.

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, arranged the doa mahfil. The JCD also arranged the same programme in cities, universities and upazilas across the country seeking early recovery of the BNP chief.

On September 16, Khaleda left the country for London for her eye treatment and health check-up as well as celebrating Eid-ul Azha there with her family members.

Fakhrul said a democratic movement can never go in vain. The democracy-loving people of the country will establish democracy braving all the harassments and repressions, he added.

BNP Vice-chairman Abdullah Al Noman, its organising secretary Fazlul Haque Milon, rural development secretary Monirul Haque Chowdhury, Jubo Dal President Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal and JCD President Ajmal Hossain Pilot, among others, attended the programme.