BNP Joint Secretary General Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee spoke at a ‘students’ reception’ at Dattapara Degree College in Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila today. Photo: BSS

LAKSHMIPUR, Sept 21, 2025 (BSS) – BNP Joint Secretary General Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee today said that after August 5, there has been a mass awakening among the new generation, and they want to lead the nation.

The BNP leader made the remarks while speaking at a ‘students’ reception’ at Dattapara Degree College in Sadar Upazila here this afternoon.

Referring to the last 17 years of the fascist Sheikh Hasina regime, he said, “Thousands of leaders and activists of BNP and other organizations have been victims of oppression, torture, disappearances, murders, and attacks. Even then, it could not stop the struggle.”

Noting that these students stood by the side of BNP during the last July movement, holding the hands of their guardians, Anee said that subsequently the tyrannical Sheikh Hasina government was forced to flee the country.

“The students have cherished the hope for change in the new era. The new leadership should meet their expectations through qualitative changes,” he mentioned.

The BNP leader also called upon everyone to take lessons from the new generation.

He urged Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders and activists in all educational institutions to understand the sentiments of the current generation.

Anee also said that BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has suggested that everyone should visit every house through teamwork.

College Principal Md Nurul Alam Bulbul presided over the programme, while Assistant Professor Masuma Banu Rita conducted it.

Among others, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Vice President and BNP leader Wahid Uddin Chowdhury Happy, former governing body president and Chandraganj Thana BNP president Belal Hossain, governing body members Main Uddin Chowdhury Riaz, Habibur Rahman Babu, and Chandraganj Thana BNP General Secretary Md Yusuf Bhuiyan also spoke on the occasion.