BNP Secretary General and Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that a vested quarter was trying to destabilise the country, urging people to remain vigilant and help safeguard political stability.
“Whenever the country starts moving forward, a quarter tries to push it backwards through national and international conspiracies,” he said at a doctors’ rally organised by the Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) on the LD Hall premises of the Jatiya Sangsad.
Fakhrul said the BNP had taken responsibility for rebuilding the country after what he described as its destruction under the Awami League government, reports UNB
“While BNP is working to take the country forward, a quarter or a party is trying to create instability and drag the country back into an unstable situation,” he said.
“I believe it would be unfair for them to engage in such activities with the aim of pushing the country into another period of instability.”
The BNP leader urged doctors to raise public awareness about the importance of political stability, saying Bangladesh needed to move forward under the leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
“We want to build a new Bangladesh based on development, human dignity and equality,” Fakhrul said.
He called on doctors to pledge themselves to building a better Bangladesh in line with the aspirations of the people under Tarique Rahman’s leadership.
“Our slogan will be: Bangladesh first,” he said.
Fakhrul also urged doctors to discharge their professional responsibilities with sincerity and dedication to ensure quality healthcare for the public.
The rally was organised to mark the 37th founding anniversary of DAB, the BNP-backed doctors’ organisation.
Earlier, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman inaugurated the rally by releasing pigeons and balloons.
The prime minister and his wife also planted two saplings on the LD Hall premises before the programme. Tarique later hoisted the national flag as the national anthem was played.
Two papers — “Bangladesh’s health sector: From crisis to solution” and “The rise of the national health system” — were presented at the rally by Mostafa Adib Suman and Saif Mohammad respectively.
DAB President Prof Harun Al Rashid chaired the programme.
Women and Children Affairs Minister Prof AZM Zahid Hossain, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain, State Minister MA Muhit, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for Health SM Ziauddin Haider and DAB Secretary General Zahirul Islam Shakil also addressed the rally.
