Senior BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said reforms must be carried out in parliament with the people’s mandate through a democratic process.
“There is no point in telling us about reforms. Reforms must be implemented through the democratic process with people’s mandate in parliament,” Khasru told a discussion organized by the Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB), titled "Martyr President Ziaur Rahman and Today's Bangladesh," at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
Khasru, a BNP standing committee member, said if any changes are to be made through reforms in the future, they will be achieved through correction and filtration within the democratic process.
“Reforms will continue as it is a democratic process. Reforms belong to the people of Bangladesh,” he said.
The BNP leader also said the party will form a national government with the people’s mandate in the near future and fully implement its 31-point reform proposal in parliament.
Speaking at the program, another BNP standing committee member, Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, said: "The BNP carried out reforms at different times in line with the hopes and expectations of the people."
He said BNP founder and former president Ziaur Rahman initiated state reforms from the very first day in office to restore order and ensure the country's economic progress.
“All the good things and reforms in Bangladesh have come through the hands of the BNP. No matter how much others talk about reforms, we must learn from the BNP how to reform the country,” the BNP leader said.
Dr Zahid called upon BNP leaders and activists to garner more public support for the implementation of the party’s 31-point reform proposal.
