The ruling Awami League's acting general secretary, Mahbubul Alam Hanif, has said the party would henceforth devise its political programmes in the light of the ideology of defunct Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League, better known as BKSAL.
'Our all next activities and political programmes will be driven by the philosophy on the basis of which BKSAL was formed by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,' said Hanif while addressing a press conference at the party's Dhanmondi office on Sunday.
He, however, said the Awami League has no intention to change anew the name of the party into BKSAL, 'but we still have the political ideology of BKSAL'.
Asked if they would reintroduce one-party rule again like that in 1974, Hanif said, 'We will not reintroduce the one-party rule. We want to steer the country forward uniting all political parties on a single platform.'
'We have already formed a grand alliance combining pro-liberation war and democratic political forces which is now in office. We want to run the country through such a platform,' he added.
Asked if they would reintroduce one-party rule again like that in 1974, Hanif said, 'We will not reintroduce the one-party rule. We want to steer the country forward uniting all political parties on a single platform.'
'We have already formed a grand alliance combining pro-liberation war and democratic political forces which is now in office. We want to run the country through such a platform,' he added.
Earlier, in his written statement the acting general secretary of Awami League accused BNP founder Ziaur Rahman of removing two words –Krishak and Sramkik—from BKSAL to make it only Awami League.
'It implies that Zia did not like working class people and the farmers who are the country's main workforce,' he said.
The AL leader heavily came down on BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain for asking the government to give an early election for test its popularity.
'AL's popularity has not increased in its last one and a half years in power,' he said, and quoted the survey report of an English-language daily and Nielsen to substantiate his stand.
'On the contrary, popularity of the opposition BNP has decreased alarmingly for negative politics,' he alleged.
'It implies that Zia did not like working class people and the farmers who are the country's main workforce,' he said.
The AL leader heavily came down on BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain for asking the government to give an early election for test its popularity.
'AL's popularity has not increased in its last one and a half years in power,' he said, and quoted the survey report of an English-language daily and Nielsen to substantiate his stand.
'On the contrary, popularity of the opposition BNP has decreased alarmingly for negative politics,' he alleged.
He observed, 'Demanding early polls for proving the popularity is not at all a democratic attitude.'
Referring to a statement of Khandaker Delwar Hossain that the 'government is scared of Tarique Rahman', the AL leader said, 'His statement is not false by and large.'
'People might be scared of such a person like Tarique Rahman who, like his father, can devise plans for killing people in cold blood,' Hanif alleged.
Referring to a statement of Khandaker Delwar Hossain that the 'government is scared of Tarique Rahman', the AL leader said, 'His statement is not false by and large.'
'People might be scared of such a person like Tarique Rahman who, like his father, can devise plans for killing people in cold blood,' Hanif alleged.
He termed Tarique Rahman a 'blood sucker' and alleged he masterminded all killings, attacks and bomb blasting that occurred in the country since 2001.
The AL acting general secretary urged the BNP senior leaders not resort to means that would destroy the country to save only 'a dozen of corrupt people of Zia family'.
He also asked the opposition not to give shelter to the anti-liberation elements and war criminals and to shun politics of confrontation to pave the way for strengthening democracy.
The AL acting general secretary urged the BNP senior leaders not resort to means that would destroy the country to save only 'a dozen of corrupt people of Zia family'.
He also asked the opposition not to give shelter to the anti-liberation elements and war criminals and to shun politics of confrontation to pave the way for strengthening democracy.
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