A Correspondent:
Mymensingh: BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday urged all to stay united like in 1971 to ensure the BNP’s victory in the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad polls slated for February 12.
“To build the desired Bangladesh, there will be only slogan and that is-we will work, we will build the nation, Bangladesh above all, he said adding that everyone must remember that Bangladesh will only progress if we remain united.”
The BNP Chairman made this call at an election rally at the Mymensingh Circuit House ground this af-ternoon.
Tariqe Rahman said, “There was a war in 1971. The youth, you have read about it in books. The elders, those of our age, have seen and know that the country’s independence was achieved in that war and many people were martyred in that war”.
Subsequently, on August 5, 2024, the students, people, and individuals from all professions of this coun-try protected that independence, he added.
He said that due to the absence of voting rights, fundamental problems in different regions of the coun-try have remained unresolved for a long time.
Although there is a need for reforms in river erosion control, employment generation, bridges and cul-verts, schools and colleges, roads, and healthcare infrastructure, no effective initiatives have been seen in these areas over the past decade, he said.
On introduction of a ‘Farmer Card’, he said fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides will be delivered directly to farmers through the cards.
Speaking about women’s empowerment, he said that during the time of Khaleda Zia, free education for girls from class one to class twelve was introduced.
Leaders and activists from the four districts of Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Netrokona, and Sherpur gathered at the vast Circuit House ground.
Presided over by convener of the Southern District and candidate for Mymensingh-5 constituency Zakir Hossain Babul, City BNP Member Secretary Rukonuzzaman Sarkar and Joint Convener of the Northern District Motahar Hossain conducted the rally.
