Staff Reporter:
BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Wednesday said those who talk about ‘reforms’, except BNP, do not actually know what reforms the country needs, as they are only focused on gaining power.
“Those who still speak about reforms don’t even understand what to reform. They surely know only one reform, a reform that will help them come to power. This is the only idea they have,” he said while speaking at the opening session of the fourth day of BNP’s ‘Plan to Build the Country’ program.
Abbas, a BNP Standing Committee Member, inaugurated the day’s program and gave instructions on how party activists should approach citizens to seek votes and explain BNP’s vision and development agenda.
Highlighting BNP’s contributions to the country, Abbas said the party has always worked for Bangla-desh’s progress with long-term planning.
He mentioned that many sectors, including the garment industry and overseas employment, grew strong-ly due to initiatives taken during the time of BNP founder and late President Ziaur Rahman.
The BNP leader said these major achievements were also ‘reforms’, even though they were not an-nounced through any official declaration.
Abbas said he could not understand what they meant by reforms. “I asked them, ‘Tell me, what reforms you want? Explain it to me — let me see if I can do it.’ But they could not say anything. This means they are simply talking for the sake of talking. They are calling for reforms without even knowing what those reforms are.
He also expressed hope that BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman would soon return to the country and take charge of both the nation and the party.
The BNP leader, however, did not mention any specific date or time for Tarique’s return.
