BNP’s aim is to bring back people's fundamental rights through polls: Amir Khasru
DHAKA, Dec 11, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury today said the BNP's aim in the upcoming elections is to bring back the people's fundamental rights.
He said democracy will be restored in the country through the upcoming February parliamentary elections.
“The struggle is not over yet. The long-awaited victory must be achieved through winning the elections. A government that is responsible and accountable to the people must be established,” he said.
The BNP standing committee member said: “This is the aspiration of the people of Bangladesh. Insha Allah, BNP will be able to bring back the people's democratic rights through the upcoming February polls”.
He made the remarks after paying homage at the mausoleum of BNP founder Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman on the occasion of the 45th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Krishak Dal.
Amir Khasru said only a government elected by the people can provide effective solutions to the various crises that have been accumulating for a long time.
So, he said, bringing political change is a demand of time. The main demand of the people is to establish a democratic environment and create opportunity to vote in a festive manner, he added.
Stating that the upcoming elections are important for the BNP and the country’s people, Amir Khasru said: "Our struggle today is to ensure political, economic, social and cultural rights. The upcoming elections are very important. Bangladesh must decide whether we can build an inclusive nation through this election."
Noting that BNP wants to establish a new political culture in the country, the senior BNP leader said by establishing the nationalist thinking of BNP, they want to build this country as a home of peace.
“For this reason, there must be tolerance. There must be respect for each other. There must be respect even if there are differences,” he said.
Amir Khasru said the struggle for emancipation in the future is not only about political emancipation, but also about establishing economic emancipation and social rights, the right to vote and the rule of law.
“So, we are ready for the politics that delivers the fruits of Bangladesh's development to every citizen of the country. We hope that under the leadership of Tarique Rahman, we will be able to create the Bangladesh that the country’s people expect in the future,” he said.
The BNP leader said they have been struggling for almost 16 years under the leadership of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and its Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to establish democracy.
“Thousands of our leaders and activists have been victims of disappearances, murders and assassinations. They have been jailed, disappeared and killed. They have lost their jobs and homes and have become disabled. Today, through their immense sacrifice, an opportunity has come to restore democracy,” he said.