BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday emphasised the importance of maintaining unity to ensure the success of the student-led movement’s victory, reports UNB.
“The victory achieved through the student revolution will only be consolidated if unity is maintained,” he said.
Stating that there is a well-planned attempt to destroy the unity of political parties and people, the BNP leader said, “It must be resisted.”
He made these remarks while speaking at a reception at the Jatiya Press Club in honour of noted journalist Mushfiqul Fazal Ansari, marking his return home from the USA after a decade-long exile.
The event was organized by the Jatiya Press Club, BFUJ, DUJ, Dhaka Reporters' Unity, and the Journalists' Cooperative Society Limited.
Fakhrul criticized the autocratic ruler Sheikh Hasina for resorting to coercive policies to suppress her political opponents and dissent.
“Many people were subjected to widespread repression and torture. Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey is one of them,” he said.
Describing Mushfiq as the true hero of democracy, the BNP leader said, "Mushfiq will remain a hero to us, to the people of this country, and to those who yearn for democracy. When we were unable to speak, Mushfiq took on the responsibility of being the spokesperson for Bangladesh's democracy in America and Europe. Such sons need to be born in every home in Bangladesh."
Fakhrul said Mushfiq and many others could not stay in the country due to the fascist oppression and brutality of Hasina. “They fought from abroad, while we fought against fascism from within the country and achieved victory through the unprecedented mass uprising.”
Fakhrul called for continued struggle both inside and outside the country to maintain and build on the gains of the student movement and to seize the potential that has emerged.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
