Must reorganise BNP for rebuilding nation: Tarique

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday emphasised reorganising the party with talented, diligent, honest, and productive people to rebuild the country as it has been battered by autocratic rule.

“We strongly believe that we will get the people’s support (to form a government). After that, we must rebuild our country. If we do not reorganise the party properly, we will not be able to rebuild the country,” he said.

He made the remarks while virtually addressing the BNP’s primary membership renewal programme.

Tarique formally launched the programme by submitting his party membership renewal form online during an event at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office.

The BNP leader said their party has already presented a 31-point proposal for overhauling and rebuilding the state.

“To implement it, we must unite and reorganise our party by bringing talented individuals to the forefront. We need to unite those who are hard-working, have integrity and ideals, and involve them in the party,” he said.

Tarique called upon party leaders to organise and unite all party workers across the country. He also urged the BNP rank and file to put their best efforts into overhauling the party.

Addressing the programme, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said training for BNP activists is essential, as it appears they are drifting away from politics.

“Yesterday (Sunday) we marked the birth anniversary of our founder Ziaur Rahman. Our workers there shouted slogans in the name of different leaders from Dhaka south and north. This is not politics. It cannot be politics,” he said.

Fakhrul said, “We must now make political training compulsory in every upazila and district. This must be done with urgency.”

He also said the party must take steps to transform itself into an ideal political organisation.