BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed said on Sunday that reforming the state structure will be pointless unless rulers, politicians and citizens change their mindset and attitude.
“Let us adopt a mindset where we go through reform every day — a reform aimed at public welfare, so we can work towards building a welfare-oriented state and society,” he said while addressing a programme at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office.
The BNP leader said everyone is now talking about reform at the state level, but reform of the system alone is not enough.
“If we truly want a welfare-oriented and humane state, we must also reform our way of thinking. Those who will run the state must go through mental reform, the people must also go through mental reform, and our mindset as a whole must change,” he observed.
Salahuddin said only a collective transformation of the people, the society and the political leadership could help implement true structural reform.
He believes that if that happens, it will lead to the creation of a humane and welfare-oriented state.
“We have to see reform as a continuous process. Only then can we build a state structure that serves the people, where both the leaders and the citizens share responsibility,” the BNP leader said.
‘Amra BNP Poribar’ arranged the programme to provide financial assistance to injured activists from the 2024 student-led mass uprising, cancer patients and other sick and helpless people.
The BNP leader said the country will now have a democratic constitution through reforms.
He, however, questioned how a humane state can exist if neither the rulers nor the people change their mindset.
Salahuddin said that if people think all responsibility lies with the government, it is a wrong idea.