Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) co-chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu addressed the Rangpur divisional rally on Saturday afternoon. Photo: BSS

RANGPUR, Jan 11, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Vice-
chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu has said an anti-independence political party is 
lying in the name of BNP.

"Those who do not believe in the country's independence are lying in the name 
of BNP," he said while speaking as the chief guest at the divisional workers' 
rally of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ulama Dal at Shilpokola Academy auditorium 
here on Saturday afternoon. 

Dudu said that the political party gets respectable votes if it is in an 
alliance and gets a handful of votes if it is alone. 

"The leaders and committees of that party have only voice power, they don't 
have many votes. They attract people with melodious speeches. But BNP 
realizes the rights of the people, works for the country," he said. 

He said, "The autocratic Awami League regime had insulted the country's Ulama 
Kerams, damaged their reputation and taken them to jail without any crime. 
For this, everyone should come together and take the BNP forward with a 
strong role." 
 
The BNP Vice-chairman called on the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ulama Dal leaders 
and workers to work unitedly and tell the leaders and activists that they 
will have to work for the one who will get the symbol 'Paddy sheaf' in the 
next election. 
 
Convener of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ulama Dal Moulana Kazi Selim Reza 
presided over the workers' rally participated by its leaders and workers from 
all over Rangpur division. 
 
Organizing Secretary of BNP Central Executive Committee (Rangpur division) 
Principal Asadul Habib Dulu, Rangpur District BNP Convener Md Saiful Islam, 
its Member-secretary Anisur Rahman Laku, Metropolitan BNP Convener 
Shamsuzzaman Samu, its Member-secretary Advocate Mahfuz Un Nabi Don, 
Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ulama Dal's Senior Joint Convener Moulana Alamgir 
Hossain, Joint Conveners Qwari Moulana Golam Mostafa and Moulana Delwar 
Hossain and its leaders from all eight districts of Rangpur divisions spoke.