COX’S BAZAR, Feb 3, 2026 (BSS) - Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that a vested quarter is hatching conspiracy to distort history of the country’s Liberation War. Addressing an election rally at Jangalkata in Konakhali union of Chakaria upazila, Salahuddin Ahmed, also a BNP candidate from Cox’s Bazar-1 constituency, said a political party which once opposed Bangladesh's Liberation War is now trying to rewrite the history of the Liberation War. He said, “The chief of a political party has delivered misleading and false information on proclamation of independence aiming to distort real history of Liberation War.”   Salahuddin Ahmed said such statements are not expected . . . the people of Bangladesh know the real history. Today, they are trying to present themselves in a new form as supporters of the Liberation War, which is nothing but deception and falsehood,” he said. He remarked that in the future, the same party might even claim to have fought for the country’s independence. Referring to recent political activities, he said that the party was attempting to associate itself with freedom fighters for achieving political gain. Salahuddin Ahmed called upon patriotic citizens and pro-liberation forces to protest against any distortion of the nation’s history. “As political activists, it is our responsibility to resist any ill attempt for spreading falsehoods regarding history of Bangladesh’s independence,” he added. He also criticized the party for what he described as recent remarks insulting women. “They have proposed reducing women’s working hours. This is not for women’s welfare; rather, it is a plan to destroy women’s employment,” he said. Cox’s Bazar District BNP Organizing Secretary Jamil Ibrahim Chowdhury, Office Secretary Yusuf Badri, Matamuhuri Organizing Upazila BNP General Secretary Hefajutur Rahman Chowdhury Tipu, Organizing Secretary Shoaibul Islam Sabuj, along with leaders and activists of local BNP and its affiliated organizations, were present at the meeting.

RANGPUR, Feb 3, 2026 (BSS) - The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a 'Yes' March here in the city on Monday afternoon in support of the upcoming referendum, calling for what it described as a revolutionary transformation in line with the spirit of the July Uprising. Ahead of the march, a documentary advocating the 'Yes' vote in the referendum and the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections was screened from a publicity van at the city's Public Library Ground. The 'Yes' March procession, led by Anti-Discrimination Student Movement Central Committee President Rifat Rashid and Chief Coordinator Hasib Al Islam, began from the Public Library Ground and marched through key streets of the city. During the rally, participants urged voters to cast 'Yes' votes in the referendum and the parliamentary elections to help build what they termed the desired Bangladesh envisioned by the July Revolution. Rifat Rashid, Hasib Al Islam, and other central and local leaders of the movement addressed the gathering. They said the Rangpur programme was part of a nationwide 'Yes March' campaign aimed at mobilizing public support for the referendum. Rifat Rashid said a 'Yes' vote is essential for building a non-discriminatory, justice-based state. "A new Bangladesh has emerged through the blood of martyrs, but various quarters are still conspiring to undermine the July Uprising," he said, adding that the movement would continue to resist such attempts. Hasib alleged that the government and political parties were not giving adequate importance to the referendum and criticized what he described as a lack of awareness campaigns. He also warned that public rejection would follow if efforts were made to oppose the 'Yes' vote. Earlier in the day, leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement visited the graves of martyr Abu Sayeed in Babanpur village and martyr Md Sohag in Baro Paharpur village of Pirganj upazila. They also met with the families of the martyrs to inquire about their wellbeing.