BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman today spoke at Kalabagan ground in the capital this afternoon in support of the party candidate Rabiul Alam Robi in Dhaka-10 constituency. Photo: BSS

DHAKA, Feb 09, 2026 (BSS)- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman today said BNP is the only capable party to run the country properly in light of its past experience. 

“Let us elect such a person, such a party on February 12 elections, who has experience in governing the country,” he told a election rally here today.

The rally was organized at Kalabagan ground in the capital this afternoon in support of the party candidate Rabiul Alam Robi in Dhaka-10 constituency.

Tarique Rahman urged the people to vote for BNP in the upcoming elections to take Bangladesh forward. 

At this moment, he said, BNP is the only political party in Bangladesh that has a plan to build the country. 

“BNP is the only party that has a programme to reconstruct the country. BNP is the only party that has experience in properly governing the country. BNP always believes that the people are the source of all political power,” he said. 

The BNP chairman said his party has always stood beside the people in their difficult time and the party never deserted them.

He said every time people of Bangladesh have given BNP a chance and BNP tried its best to serve them.

“Let us build our country, let us change the fate of the people. We have to take the country forward. So, you give BNP a chance. BNP will build the country with you in the coming days,” he said.

Tarique Rahman said when Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman governed the country, he doubled the food production in a famine-stricken state, making Bangladesh a food exporting country,” he said.

After providing food to the people of Bangladesh, he said, when national leader Begum Khaleda Zia governed the country, she was able to build many industries and factories in Bangladesh, and created employment opportunities for the people. Everybody dubbed ‘Bangladesh is an emerging tiger’, he added.

Tarique Rahman said during the regime of Begum Khaleda Zia, he saw how she made the education system free for girls up to class XII.
 
These works prove that BNP is the only party that is capable of running the country properly in the light of its past experience, he said.

Noting that the people of Bangladesh have been waiting for an election for the past 16 years, he said the dictator ruler snatched away the voting rights of the people and destroyed the country.

He said the fallen regime committed mega corruption in the name of mega projects. BNP will rebuild this country with the people. “Since the country is ours, no one can come from outside to build our country.”

A large number of people lost their lives in the July movement and many were disabled, he said, adding that the main responsibility now is to protect the democratic environment that has been created in exchange for their sacrifices and to build a safe state.

Regarding the security of women, the BNP chairman said to ensure the security of women, it is important to make them economically self-reliant. 

For this purpose, he said, the BNP has adopted plan to launch ‘family card’ for housewives and similarly, 'agricultural card' for farmers to provide government assistance directly to them.

About healthcare, the BNP chairman said village people are still deprived of primary treatment. “If the BNP is able to form a government, one lakh health workers will be appointed and health services will be reached at the people’s doorsteps.