BNP senior leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the party has emerged stronger every time it faced evil-efforts to obstruct its progress.
Speaking at a rally in Chattogram on Saturday, the BNP leader highlighted the party’s resilience, despite numerous challenges over the years.
Central Jubo Dal arranged the rally at Biplob Udyan in Sholoshahar of the port city to mark National Revolution and Solidarity Day, reports UNB.
Reflecting on the party's turbulent history, Khasru emphasised the sacrifices made by BNP members, including losing leaders, facing imprisonment, and enduring hardships. "In the past, we had shed blood on the streets, gone to jail, and lost many of our leaders and workers. But through all those struggles, BNP’s leaders and workers only become stronger, like pure gold forged in fire."
Khasru said despite concerted attempts to break the party, BNP has not only survived but has grown in strength.
"Whenever those who tried to stop us came forward, they themselves were destroyed. BNP stands stronger today than ever before," he said, pointing out that those who once sought to dismantle the party are now a thing of the past.
Khasru, also a standing committee member of the party, warned against any future attempts to curtail the party's momentum.
He also said it is the people of Bangladesh, not any individual or group, who will determine the country’s political future. "No one can take away Bangladesh’s democracy or dictate what the future holds. The people will decide the course of the country’s politics," he asserted.
He reminded his audience of the past attempts to shape the nation’s political direction, pointing out that leaders like Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Ershad, and even Sheikh Hasina failed in their attempts to control the political landscape. "Let the people of Bangladesh decide. Attempts to impose decisions on the people have failed before, and they will fail again."
Chaired by Abdul Monayem Munna, president of the Central Jubo Dal, and conducted by General Secretary Mohammad Nurul Islam Noyon, the programme was attended, among others, by BNP's Organisational Secretary Mahbubur Rahman Shamim, City Mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain.
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