BNP senior leader Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed on Saturday expressed concerns that Bangladesh could be drawn into a war without the consent of its people, following the interim government’s decision to allow a ‘humanitarian corridor’ for Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
“A new danger has emerged before us in the form of a humanitarian corridor. Are we going to get involved in a war without the consent of the people?” he said while addressing the launching ceremony of the Bangladesh District and Divisional Sports Organisers Association at the NSC auditorium in the capital.
Hafiz, a BNP standing committee member, said the people of the country are very worried about the corridor issue. “We are also worried. BNP is the biggest and most popular political party in the country. We don’t know how our country is being run”, reports UNB from Dhaka.
Hafiz, a retired army officer–turned politician, said their party wants nothing more than a free and fair election where the people will be able to vote for the party of their choice. “People can bring any party to power, and we won’t have any objection to that.”
Mentioning that Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is a globally renowned figure, he said BNP is committed to supporting his administration.
He said politics and democracy will not flourish if the people of the country are not given the opportunity to elect their representatives through a credible election.
Hafiz said BNP, along with other democratic parties, carried out a movement for 17 years to ensure a free, fair and credible election in the country.
“But we don’t see any sign of such an election. Knowledgeable persons are saying there’s no possibility of the election in the next two, three or even five years, because the current government doesn’t want it to be held,” he said.
