NN ONLINE:
BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury today said the work of building a new Bangladesh will begin tomorrow and its foundation will be laid by BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman.
“Building of a new Bangladesh will begin tomorrow. The foundation will be laid by Tarique Rahman’s hands. Our dream of building a new Bangladesh will now be realized,” the BNP senior leader said referring to Tarique Rahman’s arrival tomorrow from London.
Khasru made the remarks as the chief guest at the book launch ceremony of ‘Ami Kono Aguntak Nai’, organized at Bangla Academy. Writer and Journalist Maruf Mallick and Ehsan Mahmud edited the book about BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Managing Director and Chief Editor Mahbub Morshed presided over the event. Khasru said the people’s minds of the country have changed after the July Uprising.
Emphasizing the need for internal party reforms and improving relations with the people, he said, “I prefer the concept of an ‘alliance’ over ‘unity.’ While a whole nation may not always unite in one place, if we can forge a partnership or alliance with the people, it will be easier to work toward the future of Bangladesh.”
The senior BNP leader also stressed the importance of democratizing the economy, empowering women, and creating employment opportunities for the youth through technology.
“Tarique Rahman’s vision is that the government cannot do it alone. We must bring the private sector and NGOs into a partnership with the government. It is a comprehensive plan that outlines where, in which sector, and how everyone will work,” he said. In his presidential speech, Mahbub Morshed said, “It is truly a pleasure to bring out such a publication in such a short period.”
He also opined that through this book, readers will discover the true history. “After Sheikh Hasina fled the country, a massive shift has occurred in the collective psyche of the Bangladeshi people,” he added.
Writer Ehsan Mahmud, Poet Russel Raihan, Poet Jabbar Al Naim, Writer Salah Uddin Shuvro, Publisher Sayeed Bari and Writer Dipayan Khisa, among others, spoke in the event.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milan, Humayun Kabir, A K M Wahiduzzaman, Gazi Tanjia, Faruk Wasif, Dr. Maruf Mallick, Mahbub Morshed, Salah Uddin Shuvro, Ehsan Mahmud, Jabbar Al Naim, Salahuddin Ahmed Raihan, and Russel Raihan have contributed articles to the book Rhymes and poems have been contributed by Abu Saleh, Enayet Rasul, Abdul Hye Sikder and Rezauddin Stalin.
