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Election delay anti-democratic, against July-August spirit: Fakhrul
UNB
Published: 06 Jul 2025, 15: 16

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BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir File photo

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said those who want to delay the election are certainly not pro-democratic or supporters of the July-August revolution.

“People want an immediate election. We have said this many times before, and we are saying it again. Those who want to delay the election are surely not pro-democratic forces and not pro-July-August revolution forces,” he said.

Speaking at a press conference at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office, Fakhrul also said his party believes the country will move towards holding the election based on the discussions held between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Tarique Rahman in London.

He alleged that a vested quarter is carrying out a false campaign to malign BNP.

“A few individuals and groups are spreading false propaganda involving BNP to create a negative impression in public mind. But people are not responding to it,” the BNP leader said.

He said the people of the country know BNP very well and know that it has always been there and has played a leading role in achieving all the good things in Bangladesh.

Fakhrul said it is important to understand that BNP is a tested liberal democratic political party, which wants to take charge of running the state through elections and people’s vote.

“We do not want to come to power through a revolution or any other means. No one can have any doubt about our intentions. We have fought for 15 years to restore democracy,” he said.

Unfortunately, Fakhrul alleged, some sections of the media and certain individuals are spreading various claims about BNP's stance on reform, which are not accurate. “There is no room to question BNP’s commitment to reform because BNP is the very party that strongly spoke about reforms as early as 2016.”

He said Begum Khaleda Zia herself first talked about reforms in 2016 through the Vision-2030 initiative. “After that, we announced a 27-point and later a 31-point reform proposal. As we are sincere about reforms, we have organised numerous programmes across the country to present these 31 points to the public and to civil society.”

Despite this, Fakhrul lamented, a certain group is deliberately trying to portray BNP as being against reforms. “This is part of a planned campaign to mislead people.”

He said BNP has not only survived but has grown stronger and more popular through its continuous struggle against authoritarian rule for nearly one and a half decades.

“The blood of hundreds of martyrs, the sacrifices of our fellow activists who faced enforced disappearances and killings, and the indescribable suffering of hundreds of thousands of leaders and workers have further strengthened BNP’s unity,” the BNP leader said.

With this united strength, broad public support, and long experience in governing the country, he said BNP is firmly committed to fulfilling its historic responsibility of restoring democracy in Bangladesh.​
 

BNP to lead next general election with 38.76 per cent of votes, far ahead of Jamaat, NCP and AL, youth survey shows

FE Online Report
Published :
Jul 07, 2025 20:55
Updated :
Jul 07, 2025 20:57

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A significant portion of youth believe that the BNP would secure the highest number of votes in the upcoming national election, according to a recent survey conducted by the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM).

The survey findings show that youth respondents think the BNP would receive 38.76 per cent of the total votes. Jamaat-e-Islami is expected to come in second with 21.45 per cent of the votes, followed by other religious parties with 4.59 per cent.

The survey was presented at a discussion titled “Youth in Transition: Navigating Jobs, Education, and Changing Political Scenario Post July Movement”, held at BRAC Centre Inn on Monday.

The South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), in partnership with ActionAid Bangladesh, conducted the “Youth Survey 2025: Tracking Perceptions on Reforms, Skills, Jobs, and Education.”

The survey, which covered 2,003 households across all eight divisions, targeted youth aged 15 to 35 and maintained a gender-balanced, urban-rural representative sample.

The National Citizen Party (NCP) could secure 15.84 per cent, while the Jatiya Party may get 3.77 per cent, and other smaller parties just 0.57 per cent. Bangladesh Awami League, which lost power on August 5, is expected to receive just over 15 per cent of the votes if it is allowed to participate in the election.

Some 47.3 per cent of youth reported being employed either full- or part-time, 13.7 per cent are actively seeking jobs but remain unemployed, and a notable 39 per cent are neither seeking employment nor entrepreneurship, according to the survey.

Among those employed, the vast majority—75.7 per cent—are engaged in the service sector, followed by smaller proportions in agriculture and industry, the survey revealed.

The next segment of the survey delves into youth perspectives on the job market. When asked how their education has prepared them for employment, only 14.54 per cent felt significantly prepared, while 30.78 per cent believed that their education played no role whatsoever, the survey stated.

 

The longer the election is delayed, the further behind Bangladesh will fall: Mirza Fakhrul

Staff Correspondent &
Correspondent Sylhet
Updated: 07 Jul 2025, 20: 46

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BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir addresses as the chief guest at a doa mahfil and discussion held at the Sunrise Community Centre in Pathantula area of Sylhet on 7 July 2025.Anis Mahmud

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged party leaders and activists to reach out to the people in preparation for the upcoming election.

“Get ready for the election. And what does preparation for the election mean? It means creating love and trust among the people. We must ensure that people love the BNP," he said and quoted the people as saying ‘Yes, we have no alternative but the BNP.’

"This is what we have to build. For that, we must be willing to make sacrifices,” Fakhrul stressed.

He made the remarks on Monday afternoon while addressing a doa mahfil and discussion held at the Sunrise Community Centre in Pathantula area of Sylhet.

The event was organised under the management of the district and city BNP and at the initiative of UK chapter BNP president MA Malik.

The gathering was held to pray for the departed soul of the late President Ziaur Rahman and for the recovery of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.

A discussion session was also held alongside the doa mahfil.

BNP chairperson’s adviser and UK chapter BNP president MA Malik presided over the doa mahfil and the discussion, where the party’s standing committee member Mirza Abbas was the key speaker.

Two other standing committee members Iqbal Hasan Mahmud (Tuku) and AZM Zahid Hossain were the special speakers at the discussion.

Thanking the chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus, Mirza Fakhrul said, “He talked to our leader Tarique Rahman in London and set mid-February of 2026 as the time for the election.”

“We want to say it clearly, to the government, other political parties, the longer the election is delayed, the further behind Bangladesh will fall,” the BNP secretary general stated.

Maintaining that different types of crises would appear if the election is not held fast, the senior BNP leader further said, “No (foreign) investment will come, no (local) investment will be made; our women and girls will become more unsafe; mobocracy will rise; judicial system will collapse; the law and order system will also collapse. For everything we need an elected government, a government that has popular support and there are people behind that government.”

“No government could be more powerful than an elected government,” he pointed out.

Addressing the party leaders and activists, Mirza Fakhrul said, “Let’s focus so that none could speak ill about us; none could point finger at us and say we have been doing unpleasant things, occupying someone’s land, and engaging in extortion. We have to unite everyone.”

Mentioning that many people sacrificed their lives and shed blood in 2024 and in the previous 15 years for democracy, Mirza Fakhrul said, “Trumped up cases have been filed against thousands of people. Many of our leaders, who are present here, were imprisoned for months; many were beaten severely by the Hasina government, and kept in chained condition. We are here bearing such torture and sufferings.”

The BNP secretary general said Sheikh Hasina fled not for nothing. “We have been freed from fascism because of a long struggle, sacrifices of many people, blood of many persons and tears of many mothers. Now that we are freed from fascism, alright, what would we do now? We have already said, our struggle is for democracy. That means, we want to establish Bangladesh as a democratic country, where everyone’s rights will be fulfilled. People would be able to cast their votes, would be able to speak, where there will be freedom of speech.”

Mirza Fakhrul asked, will Bangladesh remain a poor country forever? “We want to see a Bangladesh that was dreamt by martyred president Ziaur Rahman… We want to see a Bangladesh for which our leader Khaleda Zia visited villages and motivated people there.”

Among others who spoke at the event were BNP chairperson’s adviser Habibur Rahman (Habib), Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, Tahsina Rushdir (Luna), Enamul Haque Chowdhury, Ariful Haque Chowdhury, BNP central organising secretary GK Gaus, assistant organising secretary Miftah Siddiqui, Dhaka district BNP general secretary Nipun Roy Chowdhury, Sylhet district BNP president Abdul Qayum Chowdhury, and acting president of Sylhet city BNP Rezaul Hasan Kayes Lodi.​
 

Election without level playing field not acceptable: Jamaat secretary

Staff Correspondent Dhaka
Published: 07 Jul 2025, 23: 10

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Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Mia Golam Parwar speaks to newspersons after visiting the Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Monday ahead of Jamaat’s national rally to be held on 19 July 2025 Prothom Alo

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Mia Golam Parwar has expressed doubts about the role of the interim government in the national parliament elections.

He said, "The people are still in doubt about the role of the government. That is why I am saying, there is no level playing field. We cannot accept the elections in this situation."

Mia Golam Parwar made the remarks while speaking to newspersons after visiting the Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital ahead of Jamaat’s national rally, scheduled to be held on 19 July.

In response to a question, he said Jamaat never gave any statement regarding deferring the national polls.

He said, “We never issued any statement regarding delaying the national elections or not taking part in it. Our ameer has already said that we want elections. But that poll should not be just a cursory one. And this just another poll refers to an election under a biased administration or an election mired in irregularities where the administration will coerce, polling centres will be occupied for election engineering. Our ameer said we want polls, but we won’t allow any such polls to be held in the country. We will not accept those who will take part in that unfair poll.”

The Jamaat secretary general also urged people from all walks of life to take part in their upcoming national rally.

He said the rally will be held to press their seven-point demand which includes ensuring level playing field, fair election under PR (proportional representation) system and trial over crimes against humanity during the July uprising.

According to him the party will also raise the demand for the declaration of the July charter and its implementation from the rally. Besides, Jamaat is going to raise several other demands, including local government elections before the national polls.

Mia Golam Parwar was accompanied by Jamaat assistant secretary general Abdul Halim, Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer, Moazzem Hossain Helal, publicity secretary Matiur Rahman Akanda, Dhaka south city Jamaat ameer Nurul Islam Bulbul, secretary Shafiqul Islam Masud, Dhaka north city Jamaat secretary Rezaul Karim, Islami Chhatra Shibir secretary general Nurul Islam Saddam.​
 

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