Chief coordinator of the National Citizen Party (NCP), Nasiruddin Patwary, said on Saturday that the Bangladeshi people witnessed a revolution against bullets, and now they will see a revolution through the ballot papers in the upcoming national election.
He made the remarks while speaking at a discussion meeting and prize-awarding ceremony held on the occasion of "International MSME Day 2025" at the auditorium of the Diploma Engineers’ Association in Kakrail, Dhaka.
Nasiruddin said that the previous Awami League government had established syndicates among their politically connected individuals to control bank loans and other facilities for the MSME sector.
As a result, general Micro, Small, and Medium Entrepreneurs (MSMEs) were deprived of their rightful opportunities to conduct smooth business.
However, this practice will no longer continue, as the National MSME Association has been formed to create equal opportunities for business expansion, he said.
He added that the days of ruling the country through syndicates in the banking sector, stock market, MSMEs, export-import, and other sectors are over.
Instead, educated youth will establish innovative and technology-based business models under various universities in Bangladesh, where merit will be prioritized.
Through these efforts, a discrimination-free Bangladesh will be established for all citizens, he said.
Dr Tasnim Jara, senior joint member secretary of NCP, said that there is no option to turn back.
A social movement must be established to foster entrepreneurship, so that entrepreneurs receive respect within society and their families, she added.
Chief Coordinator Sarjis Alam said that 1 million entrepreneurs will be created among the educated youth within the next two years to empower them.
He said the NCP encourages both male and female youths to come forward and establish themselves as entrepreneurs.
The National MSME Association will guide them and provide full support for establishing businesses and gaining knowledge, Sarjis added.
He also emphasized the need to revise the curriculum at the intermediate level to equip youths with knowledge on how to become entrepreneurs.
“Social respect and recognition within families, and even at the state level, will increase support for youth to become entrepreneurs,” he pointed out.