Staff Reporter:
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said that the country’s existence could not be imagined without 1971.
“The Liberation War is the foundation of Bangladesh as a state and its politics. The country’s very exist-ence cannot be imagined without 1971,” he said yesterday while leaders of the Democratic United Front (DUF), a coalition of left-leaning parties, met him at BNP Chairperson’s political office in Gulshan.
Tarique Rahman said, “The new political reality and possibilities that have emerged in the country after the recent uprising must be utilized. Everyone, including the government and the opposition parties, must work together to move the country forward.”
Emphasizing the importance of national unity, the acting chairman said that the current political oppor-tunity must be used to strengthen the democratic system.
During the meeting, the leaders of the DUF expressed deep sorrow and condolences over the death of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
They also exchanged views with Tarique Rahman on the country’s ongoing political situation.
Regarding the discussion in the meeting, leaders of the left-leaning parties mentioned that the acting chairman of the BNP expressed concern over the law and order situation in the country.
Simultaneously, he emphasized ensuring a fair, free, and acceptable national election. He called upon everyone to remain united.
At that time, Bazlur Rashid Firoz, General Secretary of Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) said, Tarique Rahman told the DUF leaders that the Liberation War of in 1971 is our foundation. Without the Liberation War, Bangladesh’s existence is not possible.
“We must move forward by upholding the aspirations of the ’90 mass uprising and the ’24 mass upris-ing,” Firoz said as Tarique Rahman was saying.
