BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said voters and political parties want the country to be in a stable state in the election. The election should be held in a well-ordered manner, for which everyone wants to take credit. However, no one has any reason to worry about it.”
On Thursday afternoon, Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Susan Ryle came to the political office of the BNP Chairperson in Gulshan in the capital. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee member Dr. Abdul Moin Khan, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and organizing secretary Shama Obaed were present in this courtesy meeting. After that, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury spoke to the reporters about the meeting.
At that time, reporters asked whether there was any room for worry about the roadmap and the elections. In response, he said, “No, there is no room for worry. One thing to understand is that whenever there has been an election under a neutral government in Bangladesh, the election environment has been good. You have seen this in the past few days. This is what political parties want the most, to maintain stability. And voters want stability the most. So, outside of the police and law enforcement agencies, the political scene in Bangladesh is such that voters and political parties want a stable situation.”
Regarding reforms, Amir Khasru said, “The initiator of reforms is BNP. Not from now, but long ago. The initiator of all reforms in Bangladesh is BNP. So this time too, it has happened, starting from our Vision 2030, 27 points, and 31 points. We’re taking it to the people. Forming a national government for implementation, all these are coming up for discussion. Now, moving towards elections quickly is important for the country.”
Has there been a discussion on participatory elections? When asked by journalists, he said, “Yes, it is natural that there will be a discussion. It has come to light that the people of Bangladesh have not been able to exercise their right to vote in the last three to four elections. Everyone is eagerly waiting to cast vote, especially the new generation, those who are in their 30s or around 30, have not been able to exercise their right to vote at all. People across the country are eagerly waiting to exercise their right to vote. So we think, they also think, that the voter turnout in the next election will be very good. People will go to the polling stations with great enthusiasm, with interest. Voters of all ages, men and women, will go and there will be a good vote. A government will be elected through fair and acceptable elections, which will advance the path to democracy.”
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
