BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday stated that the party’s new challenge is to rebuild Bangladesh from what he described as “ruins.”
“You have completed a major struggle. That battle was to protect the country, safeguard the people, and preserve democracy. You have won that war,” he said while addressing a views-exchange meeting with district-level leaders of BNP and its three associate bodies.
Fakhrul remarked that BNP secured a parliamentary majority and formed the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
“We now face a much bigger challenge. We have emerged from a state of destruction. Wherever you look, you will only hear ‘nothing, nothing, nothing’—that is the reality. Rising from this devastation, rebuilding the country, lifting it up… not just for the party, but for the government and the state—that is our new challenge,” he added.
The BNP leader emphasised that the party’s primary goal now is to overcome this challenge.
“We are confident that under the leadership of Tarique Rahman, who has guided us even from exile, we successfully led an uprising and won the election to form the government,” Fakhrul said.
He called on party leaders and activists to strengthen the organisation, particularly at the grassroots level. “We must remember the leadership and sacrifices of our leaders and workers, and ensure better coordination and organisation at all levels,” he added.
The closed-door meeting began around 10:45 am at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB) auditorium in the capital. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi chaired the session.
The programme was inaugurated by BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and was attended by leaders from the party’s district units, as well as Jubo Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal, and Chhatra Dal.
BNP Standing Committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Abdul Moyeen Khan, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, Selima Rahman, and AZM Zahid Hossain were also present.
This was the first views-exchange meeting between Tarique Rahman and the party’s grassroots leaders since the 13th parliamentary election held on 12 February.
