BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir briefed reporters after paying homage at the grave of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman in capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar today. Photo : BSS

DHAKA, March 26, 2025 (BSS) –BNP Secretary General Mirza 
Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said if a clear election roadmap 
is not announced at this moment, the ongoing crises can’t be 
resolved.

“We repeatedly demanded a clear road map for holding a general 
election, which ultimately will resolve all crises,” he added.    

After paying homage to the grave of Shaheed President Ziaur 
Rahman in capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Fakhrul came up with 
these remarks. 

BNP is not talking about elections to come to power, the BNP 
Secretary General said, adding, that BNP demands an election 
in the interest of protecting the nation, the country's 
independence and its sovereignty.

He hoped that the interim government will quickly make the 
minimum reforms necessary for holding the polls and announce 
the election date.

Earlier, several thousand leaders and activists led by Fakhrul 
and Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas gathered at the 
grave of former President of the country Ziaur Rahman, also 
founder of BNP, in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, to place wreaths. 

BNP Chairperson's Advisory Council members Aman Ullah Aman, 
Farhad Halim Donar and Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Senior Joint 
Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Joint Secretaries General 
Khairul Kabir Khokon, Habib Un Nabi Khan Sohel and Shahid 
Uddin Chowdhury Annie, Health Affairs Secretary Rafiqul Islam, 
Dhaka City South BNP Convener Rafiqul Alam Majnu and Dhaka 
City North BNP Convener Aminul Haque were present, among 
others, on the occasion.

Later, the leaders joined a special prayer seeking eternal 
peace of Zia’s departed soul.

Besides, leaders and activists from various affiliated 
organizations including Metropolitan BNP, Jubo Dal, 
Swechchhasebak Dal, Muktijoddha Dal, Mohila Dal and Chhatra 
Dal paid their homage by laying wreaths at the grave of 
Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman.

Greeting the countrymen on Independence Day, the BNP Secretary 
General said, "On this day, on behalf of our party, on behalf 
of our party's Chairperson, Begum Khaleda Zia, and our acting 
Chairman Tarique Rahman, we extend our greetings and 
congratulations to the entire nation and hope that we will get 
our desired democracy back very soon."

He paid tributes to those who sacrificed their lives for the 
country under the leadership of Shaheed President Ziaur 
Rahman.

He said millions of people sacrificed their lives, countless 
mothers and sisters lost their honour for achieving this 
independence.

The BNP Secretary General said, “We achieved this independence 
through huge sacrifices and millions of people lost their near 
and dear ones.”      

He said the goals and aspirations for which the liberation war 
was done are yet to be achieved fully. 

“Bangladesh emerged as an independent country before 54 years. 
But we could not build Bangladesh in line with the spirit of 
the great Liberation War,” he added.