BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed addressed an election rally at Jangalkata in Konakhali union of Chakaria upazila. Photo: BSS

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.