Nizamul Islam Khan Said We Do Not Consider Advisors as Our Opponents

Staff Reporter

BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan stated that the current government’s advisors are speaking about established political parties as if they are their opponents. “We do not consider them our opponents; they are not even worthy of being our opponents,” he said.

Speaking at a discussion organized by the Rajshahi University BNP-affiliated former students at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Thursday, December 26, Khan addressed the advisors, questioning their need to comment on established political parties. “What is the need for them to comment on political parties? How can they be our opponents? We do politics; they do not even engage in politics, so how can they be our rivals? We will hold elections, but will they contest against us? They are not our opponents.”

He added that the interim government was established by the BNP. “We fought in the movement and established it. What are our expectations from them? They should work on resolving issues for the welfare of the people. They should try to bring justice to those who have committed crimes, murder, and corruption.”

Khan criticized the environmental advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan’s statement that politicians had not contributed to the country in the last 53 years. “Ziaur Rahman created employment opportunities for the people of Bangladesh. He initiated efforts to create jobs abroad, facilitated fishing in the sea, and exported fish. He improved the living standards of rural people and dug canals for agricultural expansion. Is that not development?” he asked.

He also mentioned that Khaleda Zia expanded education by ensuring food security and providing scholarships for girls. “Those who criticize should at least do something like that before criticizing,” he added.

The BNP leader noted that people with less ability use criticism as a weapon to cover their own incompetence. “We must remain vigilant against those who spread false criticism.”

The event was chaired by Professor Bahaduruddin Bahar, President of the Rajshahi University Nationalist Ex-Student Association. Among those present were BNP Chairperson’s Advisor Habibur Rahman Habib, Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Volunteer Affairs Secretary Mir Sharafat Ali Sapu, Organizing Secretary Syed Shahin Shawkat, Farmers’ Party President Hasan Zafir Tuhin, and others.