BNP to announce programmes to topple Awami League

BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan announced on Sunday that the party, in collaboration with like-minded opposition groups, will unveil a new series of programmes under their one-point movement aimed at ousting the current Awami League government.

The declaration was made following a meeting with leaders of the 12-party alliance, which has consistently supported the BNP's anti-government stance throughout 2023, culminating in the boycott of the January 7, 2024 election.

"We see various crises deepening in the country. It is not acceptable... the country is facing a crisis of democracy... the country is plagued with corruption and misdeeds," said Khan . He emphasized that high-ranking officials are engaging in corruption under government protection, draining the nation's resources.

"Banks are empty, and our currency is devalued. People have become fed up with rising commodity prices. Anti-state MoUs have been signed. People are getting killed along the border, which remains unprotected."

In light of these issues, he asserted that the BNP believes the country's crises cannot be resolved without achieving their one-point goal, which sparked their simultaneous movement last year. "We'll announce the programmes in the coming days to advance that one-point movement. We had this discussion today (Sunday) in the wake of the announcement of that programme," he said.

A delegation from the 12-party alliance, led by Jatiya Party (Zafar) chairman Mostafa Jamal Haider, met with a BNP delegation consisting of Nazrul Islam Khan, party standing committee member Selima Rahman, and vice chairman M Shahjahan.

The BNP also held separate meetings with Gonotantrik Bam Oikya, Jatiyatabadi Samomona Jote, NDA, Gonoforum, Bangladesh People's Party, LDP, and a faction of Gono Odhikar Parishad over the last two days to discuss their future strategies.

Addressing a question about the anti-quota movement, the BNP leader criticized the government's handling of the issue, saying, "The government is responsible for this movement because the Prime Minister revoked the quota system instead of reforming it out of anger. Even many people within the ruling party said that the decision was not correct. The High Court has now partially overruled the government's decision, leading to a resurgence of the movement... so the problem is not solved in this way."

He argued that the government should have reformed the quota system in a fair manner.