BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for stepping away from the incitement to disrupt the freedom of the press.

He said this as the chief guest at the launching of writer Joynal Abedin's book 'Tarik Rahman: Politics and Policies Contemporary Bangladesh' at Banani Hotel Lakeshore on Tuesday (November 26) afternoon.

He said that a few incitementists and provocateurs are trying to disrupt and destroy the freedom of the press in various ways. This should not be accepted by any conscious person or patriotic person. I request you to please step away from this terrible act of suicide. Please cooperate in institutionalizing democracy.

Unfortunately, a terrible act has begun today, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, an attack on the press, an attack on the free expression of opinion for which we have always struggled and fought. Begum Khaleda Zia was the first to completely free the press after coming to power in 2001.

Referring to the editor of Banik Barta, the BNP Secretary General said, he was telling me, why don't you say this? The freedom of the press was maximum ensured during Khaleda Zia's time, during BNP's time, this is the reality.

He said, today we have to come out of the work that our young students are doing. This is an interim government, it is not possible for them to do everything at once. We have to be patient so that we can make minimum reforms which Tarique Rahman Saheb also said yesterday that we have to make reforms. We are not against reforms; we want to go to the elections with reforms.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General and former MP Professor Mia Golam Parwar has strongly condemned and protested the incident of police firing killing 4 worshippers and injuring many worshippers over the demolition of a Mughal-era Jamaat in Sambhale, Uttar Pradesh, India.

The party's Secretary General and former MP Professor Mia Golam Parwar made this condemnation and protest in a statement on Monday (November 25).

In the statement, he said, "When Hindus tried to conduct a survey on a Mughal-era Jamaat in Sambhale, Uttar Pradesh, India, claiming that it was a temple, Muslims prevented them from doing so, resulting in police firing killing 4 worshippers and injuring many worshippers. I strongly condemn and protest this incident.

He also said that the ruling BJP government has been conspiring in various ways to destroy Muslim mosques and madrasas since coming to power. As part of that conspiracy, a conspiracy has been started to destroy the mosque by falsely claiming that there was a temple in the mosque's place. By trying to destroy the mosque of Muslims, the BJP government has violated the religious and human rights of Muslims recognized by the United Nations. Muslims all over the world are concerned about such heinous and unjust actions of the Indian government.

I urge the BJP government to stop the conspiracy to destroy the mosque of Muslims. At the same time, I urge the Bangladesh government to protest the Indian government's interference in the religious and human rights of Muslims in India."

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami central executive council member and Dhaka City North unit’s Ameer Mohammad Selim Uddin called upon units’ representatives to come forward to fulfill the dream of student-people mass movement in building a discrimination-free Bangladesh.

City Ameer said, the units are the key force of the organization.

He yesterday evening made the remarks while addressing a unit-level conference at a local auditorium in the capital’s Pallabi. Jamaat Pallabi zone arranged the event.

Nasir Uddin, member of working committee of Jamaat Dhaka City North, presided over the event. Jamaat central working committee member and Dhaka City North unit’s nayeb-e-Ameer Abdur Rahman Musa and assistant secretary Mahfuzur Rahman spoke as the special guests.

Selim Uddin urged Jamaat activists to reach Dawah of Islam to everyone, ignoring all limitations.

Jamaat is a good place of knowledge practice. The source of knowledge is The Quran, he added.
This Jamaat leader urged party men to build family, society and state according to the light of Quran and Hadith.

BNP Standing Committee member Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram said that BNP thinks elections can be held within the next six months after holding talks with political parties.

He said that the government will remain weak until an elected government comes to the country. They have to face various demands every day and they do not have the strength to solve this problem.

On Sunday (November 24), the Barishal Divisional Committee organized a memorial meeting and prayer mahfil at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) to mark the 35th death anniversary of 9th Sector Commander freedom fighter Major (retd) MA Jalil. He said these things while speaking as the chief guest there.

He said, we want to see a government that is accountable to the people immediately. The field of politics is open. If the student community wants to do politics, they should form a party and come to the elections. Now, they can form a party and come to the doorstep of the people in a free environment. We will accept whoever the people give the responsibility of running the state.

Major Hafiz further said, we are hearing about reforms, good, there is nothing wrong with reforms, but reforms are an ongoing process. As long as Bangladesh exists, reforms will continue, will the people sit still? BNP has been struggling for 17 years to establish the people's right to vote.

One of the main things of democracy is the right to vote for the people. We have had to fight for this long because of not being able to vote. We hope the current government will understand. Dr. Yunus is the pride of Bangladesh, the country's creative son, the whole world knows him. We hope they will hold elections at a reasonable time. But a reasonable time cannot be five years or four years. Many young people have given their lives to regain the people's right to vote in the country, how many people have disappeared, been martyred, so we do not want to see any kind of delay in establishing today's democracy.

He said, as a result of the revolution in July-August, the militant student society of Bangladesh and other opposition parties including BNP have proven that Bengalis are a brave nation. As a result of this struggle, the fascist government has been forced to flee the country. We hope that no one can defeat us again.

The revolution that has been achieved to completely eliminate inequality and turn the country into a truly democratic state should not be lost. He called on every citizen to play a role so that it is not stopped by the conspiracy of the neighboring state.

The discussion meeting, chaired by Barishal Divisional Association President Iqbal Hossain Forkan, was also attended by BNP National Executive Committee Vice President Advocate Zainul Abedin, BNP Chairperson Advisor Moazzem Hossain Alal, Advocate Mujibur Rahman Sarwar, Acting General Secretary of the organizing organization Shahabuddin Reza, Nurur Rahman Jahangir, Manjur Hossain Isa, Farid Uddin Bhuiyan, Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Abdul Hakim, Khaleda Khanam, Zahirul Alam Iqbal, etc.