News Desk :: The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party vice chairman, Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, expressed his fear on Thursday about the independent existence of Bangladesh under the pressure of international superpowers, including neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n
Referring to such context, he said that if the BNP came back to power, it would take the initiative to turn the students and youth of Bangladesh into a \u2018citizen army\u2019 through military training like in South Korea, Israel, and other countries.<\/p>\n
The BNP leader came up with the remark at a press conference following a meeting of the party\u2019s Independence Day Celebration committee at the BNP chairperson\u2019s office in Gulshan.<\/p>\n
\u2018Today we are worried about one thing. Bangladesh may gradually get involved in the conflict between international powers. There is now an internal conflict in Myanmar, in particular, that involves external forces. Gradually, Bangladesh may also have to get involved in a war due to the pressure of international powers,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
Hafiz urged the youth of the country to be ready for such a situation.<\/p>\n
\u2018In the future, if there is a danger of the destruction of independence and sovereignty, the BNP will take initiatives so that the common people of the whole country can resist it, along with the armed forces, the students, and the youth,’ he said.<\/p>\n
Hafiz Uddin also alleged that various foreign powers want to subjugate Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
\u2018Today, our neighbouring states or other superpowers outside the world want to subjugate us. A political party is responsible for the cultural aggression we are witnessing,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
Complaining about distorting the history of the War of Independence, Hafiz Uddin said, \u2018The main statement of the freedom fighters on Independence Day is that we want to restore democracy. I want voting rights back. I want an end to bank robberies. The spirit of the War of Independence should not only be spoken.\u2019<\/p>\n
He said that the number of freedom fighters in 1971 was 80,000, while now it has reached two and a half lakh.<\/p>\n
\u2018Freedom fighters are being born gradually every day. If they are members of the Awami League, they are getting the proper allowances and privileges of freedom fighters. Those who were born long after the War of Independence, they too,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
He said that the War of Independence in 1971 was to establish democratic rights.<\/p>\n
\u2018But today there is no democracy\u2026 no basic rights, no freedom of speech, and no press. Bangladesh has been turned into a police state,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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