Autocrat trying to raise head again: Tarique

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said deposed autocratic forces are making evil attempts to raise head again.

“Autocratic Awami League had formed illegal governments thrice in a row violating the constitution. The democracy-loving people want to know what steps the interim government has taken to make those irrelevant in future politics,” he said.

He was addressing virtually a rally organized at Jatiya Press Club here marking the 5th founding anniversary of the AB party.

Tarique Rahman said there is no scope to avoid the responsibility through blame game. If the interim government fails to take action, next elected government will take legal action against those accused of violating the constitution.

"As a political party, BNP has always demands establishment of people's right to vote, an elected parliament and an elected government,” he said.

“But, now somebody is out to maligning the demand for election as a crime, which is a pleasure for the fugitive dictatorship," he noted.

Tarique Rahman urged the interim government to take initiative to make the political parties accountable to people.

“Country's independence and sovereignty might be consolidated and no one can turn Bangladesh into a subservient state if the parliament and the government remain accountable to the people,” he observed.

He welcomed the new political parties which came into being after the fall of the Awami League regime.

Every political party should have a common objective to serve the country and make welfare of the people, he noted.

The political arrangement of Bangladesh should be such that no one dares to turn Bangladesh into a subservient state in future, and the defeated forces would not rise up again, he said.

Tarique Rahman observed that no reform would be sustainable in long run if people are not politically and economically empowered.

Any reform ignoring the demands of the political parties for election there is no use of the reform, he also said.

Terming the independence of 1971 and Student People’s Uprising in 2024 are two significant events in the 54 years history of Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman said the political message of 1971 and 2024 would remain vivid in country’s history.

Chaired by AB Party chairman Mojibur Rahman Monju the function was addressed among others, by general secretary Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuad, reports BSS.