BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday expressed the hope that very good things await the nation as interim government head Dr Muhammad Yunus will succeed in addressing political and other problems.
“We have problems, and these will be resolved. In fact, a lot of progress has already been made. I want to thank Professor Yunus for taking on the responsibility (of running the country),” he said in a discussion titled Ambassador Sirajul Islam's Vision of Empowering Bangladesh: Leadership, Unity and Growth, Diplomacy and Governance for the Country’s Transformation arranged by Empowerment Bangladesh and North South University’s Department of History and Philosophy.
“I believe he will be successful. Let us all help him, help ourselves and move forward,” he added.
Fakhrul said: “Everyone seems to be growing frustrated after listening to television talk shows and the speeches of scholars and political leaders all around.”
He said people are also getting worried about what the ultimate outcome will be, following the sacrifices of so much blood and so many lives during the July-August uprising.
“I firmly believe that something good will surely happen and it will be very good. We, the people of Bangladesh, have always fought for what is right and have triumphed time and again,” the BNP leader said.
Mentioning that behind all of Bangladesh’s achievements are its youth, Fakhrul said: “The youth of Bangladesh played a pivotal role in all democratic and rights movements, from the Language Movement of 1952 to the July-August mass uprising of 2024.”
“But I want to emphasize one thing that there is no alternative to democracy, and democracy cannot be imposed. It has to be practised, and the spaces for that practice must remain open,” he added.
