BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said that BNP is not alone, all political parties and people of all classes and professions have come together to say goodbye to tyranny. Just as everyone united to say goodbye to tyranny, similarly, everyone will have to work together to rebuild the country. Tyrant has fled this country. However, the ghosts of tyrant are still hiding in every nook and corner of the country. They are trying to hatch various conspiracies.

He said these things at a BNP program on Monday (December 30) afternoon at the Dubachuri Dimbukhi Dakhil Madrasa ground in Laxmichap, Sadar Upazila, Nilphamari District. At that time, Tarique Rahman, the main sponsor of 'Amra BNP Paribar', handed over the keys through a video conference of a newly built house to the family of Golam Rabbani, the organizing secretary of Laxmichap Union BNP in Nilphamari Sadar, who was killed in the crossfire by RAB.

Tarique Rahman said, we want to build a peaceful Bangladesh. The Golam Rabbanis wanted to say these words, but the dictatorship of that day did not let the Golam Rabbanis speak, did not want to listen. Because of this, they have killed thousands of Golam Rabbanis, tortured lakhs of families. In the last 16 years, the homes and businesses of many BNP leaders and activists have been demolished. Many colleagues like the BNP leader Golam Rabbanis of Nilphamari have been killed by the escaped dictatorship. More than five hundred of our leaders and activists were killed in the July-August movement. We will not respond to this torture like them. We will not become inferior because they are inferior. We will respond to all torture by making the 31-point demands a success.

The acting chairman of BNP said, there may be differences between the party and the people. But we have to be careful so that those differences do not reach a level where the country and the people of the country will be harmed. If Bangladesh has to be taken to the future, then Bangladesh must be brought back into the democratic system. Be it the union council elections, the pourashava elections, the parliamentary elections, the mosque committee elections, or the elections of any institution, Bangladesh must be brought back into the democratic process in all areas. Then competent leadership will emerge from among us. Competent people will emerge.

Addressing the leaders and activists, he said that everyone must unite and prepare for that. Our big task now is to protect the trust and hope of the people. As a BNP worker, you have to maintain the respect that you receive from the people. He said that the response to the oppression against us should not be through violence, but through the implementation of the 31 points. We have to establish their democratic rights by maintaining the trust of the people.

Tarique Rahman said that the capital of a political party is the trust, faith, and love of the people. If you consider anything else as capital, focus on anything else, then today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow everything will be destroyed for you. For 16 years, the Awami League has destroyed everything. It remained in power by force. It took away people's rights. Have they been able to retain power today? They have not. So you will work to retain the trust of the people.

The event was presided over by 'Amra BNP Paribar' convener Atiqur Rahman Rumon and was attended by special guests - BNP Senior Joint Secretary General and 'Amra BNP Paribar' Chief Adviser Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, former Deputy Minister and BNP Organizing Secretary (Rangpur) Asadul Habib Dulu, 'Amra BNP Paribar' Advisor and Central Treasurer of the party M Rashiduzzaman Millat, BNP Central Joint Science and Technology Affairs Secretary and 'Amra BNP Paribar' Advisor Engineer Ashraf Uddin Bakul, BNP National Executive Committee Rural Development Affairs Secretary Farhad Hossain Azad, Panchagarh District BNP Member Secretary, Rangpur Metropolitan BNP convener Shamsujjasan Samu, Nilphamari District BNP President Alamgir Sarkar, Vice President Mir Selim Faruk, Mostafa Prodhan Bachchu, General Secretary Zahurul Alam, BNP Lawyers Forum Nilphamari District Branch President Adv. Abu Md. Soem, District BNP Organizing Secretary Anisur Rahman Koko, Sadar Upazila BNP President Zahidul Islam Dolon, Nilphamari Municipality BNP General Secretary Adv. Al Masud Chowdhury and presidents and secretaries of various upazilas of the district, among others, spoke.

The eldest daughter of the deceased Golam Rabbani, Rawnak Jahan Rikta, spoke at the meeting demanding justice for her father's murder. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General and Chief Adviser of 'Amra BNP Paribar' Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi handed over the house key to the widow of the deceased Golam Rabbani on behalf of Tareq Zia. At this time, financial assistance was provided to 12 families of the deceased in Rangpur division during the July-August movement.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has commented that an unelected government cannot run the country for long.

He said this while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion organized by the Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (JAGPA) at the Abdus Salam Hall of the National Press Club on Saturday (December 28).

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, reforms are not a new trend. If someone claims that we are the first to bring reforms, then it is wrong. Reforms are an ongoing process. Reforms are happening every moment. The trend of reforms will continue. That is why elections cannot be stopped. We cannot let an unelected government run the country day after day. That is why we want elections soon.

He said, a wrong interpretation is given about us. That is, BNP is seeking early elections to come to power. But, we have been in power before. We were in power two or three times. God willing, we will come to power again. But we do not do politics for power.

The reform process was first started by the late President Ziaur Rahman. The Awami League established a one-party regime in Baksal. This senior BNP leader also said that Ziaur Rahman brought out multi-party democracy from there.

After almost a decade and a half, the Zia Cricket Tournament will begin at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday (December 27) with the participation of Bangladesh national team cricketers. Two teams will participate in the game. The country's star cricketers are in both teams. Spectators will be able to enjoy the match without tickets. The organizers have already done extensive publicity across Sylhet.

Sylhet, known as the land of tea, is decorated in colorful attire on the occasion of the Zia Cricket Tournament. The Zia Cricket Tournament 2024 Management Committee held a press conference on the overall preparations for the Zia Cricket Tournament.

The Zia Cricket Tournament Management Committee, Sylhet Division Convener and Sylhet District BNP President Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury and Member Secretary and Acting President of Sylhet Metropolitan BNP Rezaul Hasan Kayes Lodi spoke at the press conference organized at the Lakkatura Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday (December 26).

Calling on the people of Sylhet to enjoy the Zia Cricket Tournament at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium at 2:30 pm on Friday (December 27), the convenor of the management committee and Sylhet district BNP president Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury said that BNP is working on the Zia Cricket Tournament and the Arafat Rahman Coco Memorial Football Tournament. The issue of sports has also been highlighted in the 31-point plan announced by BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman for state reforms.

He said that for the past 17 years, sports have been destroyed through politicization and nepotism. Starting from coaching, all types of activities in sports have been stagnant. In the coming days, if BNP gets the opportunity to run the country according to the verdict of the people, it will work for the development of sports. Two teams are being formed for the Zia Cricket Tournament. Cricketers from four districts of Sylhet have been divided into two teams. Two teams, the red team and the green team, will play in the tournament. The team that wins in the knockout system will go to the national round in Dhaka.

At the press conference, Management Committee (Sylhet Division) Member Secretary and Acting President of Sylhet Metropolitan BNP Rezaul Hasan Qays Lodi said that the Red team is led by former national team cricketer Alok Kapali and the manager is District BNP Joint General Secretary Advocate Hasan Ahmed Patwary Ripon and the Green team is led by national team cricketer Mubin Ahmed and the manager is District BNP Joint Secretary Siddiqur Rahman Paplu. Leaders of the BNP National Executive Committee related to sports will be present.

The press conference was attended by Sylhet Metropolitan BNP General Secretary Imdad Hossain Chowdhury, Metropolitan BNP Joint General Secretary and Zia Cricket Tournament Media Subcommittee Convener Mahbubul Haque Chowdhury, Metropolitan Volunteer Party Member Secretary Afsar Khan, Zia Cricket Tournament Media Subcommittee Member Secretary Md. Nurul Islam.

Meanwhile, the T20 match of the Zia Cricket Tournament will be held at the Sylhet International Stadium in a colorful arrangement. Sylhet District and Metropolitan BNP have made extensive preparations to make the match a success. In addition to the formation of the divisional overall management committee formed to manage this match, 5 more sub-committees have been formed. Starting from the divisional BNP, the tournament has been promoted at the upazila level in addition to the Sylhet district and metropolitan levels. Sylhet city has already been decorated in colorful decorations to make the tournament a success. Banners and billboards have been put up all over the city. Numerous arches have been built to welcome the spectators. 

The fire at the Secretariat is making people think, raising questions in public, said BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

He said this at a discussion meeting on 'Bloody Motihar and Rizvi Ahmed', 22 December 1984, organized by the Rajshahi University Nationalist Ex-Student Association at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Thursday (December 26) afternoon.

He said, we have seen before that when there is public protest against a secretary or a minister, the files of the Secretariat disappear; the files in the Secretariat catch fire. The fire that broke out at midnight yesterday, I don't want to say anything funny, many documents were burnt in this fire; one incident raises doubts in another incident. Yesterday I saw in the newspaper that the government has asked for some important documents. After asking for these documents, the fire happened late last night; this is a big question for the people. I want to say this about this, a high-level investigation committee should investigate. Because yesterday, after Hasina and her friends were asked for some documents, many documents in the secretariat were burned and the fire in the secretariat is making people think, it is creating questions in the public mind.

Mentioning that many people have talked about reforms after coming to power, the BNP senior joint secretary general said, we have seen Moinuddin, Fakhruddin before. This reform, that reform will be done. He has done some reforms in the Election Commission; he has also revised the RPO. What did we see through this? Through this, we saw that a vile dictator like Sheikh Hasina has kept the country in hell for 15 years. He has laundered 28 lakh crore taka. Sheikh Hasina, her family and her friends have laundered this money.

We have seen the face of that reform. We have seen the process of that reform. He also mentioned that a monster like Hasina was sitting on us through the process of that reform.

Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said, "We cannot say what form this reform will take, what stage it will take us. The form of the Cyber Security Ordinance that we see today does not look good to me. It seems to me that there is some black substance in the pulse. We are worried, we are afraid of various incidents around us. Not for personal fear, but for the security of the state." BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan, Chairperson's Adviser Habibur Rahman Habib and others were also present at the discussion meeting.