BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday warned that his party will not take responsibility if Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus takes any decision beyond the framework of the signed July National Charter.
“We will fully implement the charter signed through consensus in the next parliament. If the Chief Adviser stays within that framework, we have no issue. But if he or anyone acts outside it, we will not take responsibility,” he said.
Khosru made the remarks while talking to reporters after a meeting between BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and newly appointed French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office.
He said the people of Bangladesh, as well as democratic countries, want a timely election. “Those who try to hold the government or the people hostage for political gain will become isolated from the public.”
The BNP leader said the country must not be allowed to fall into instability, and no party’s programme should disrupt or delay the election.
Khosru, also a BNP Standing Committee member, accused some political parties of trying to obstruct the election and prevent the restoration of a democratic order in the country.
“Those who are plotting against the election do not want it to happen. No party has the right to hold the government or the people hostage and deprive citizens of their voting rights. Those who try to do so will be cut off from the people,” he said.
The BNP leader said the people of Bangladesh now want tolerance, stability and peace as they want to build the country. “Political parties that pursue intolerance and create instability will not have a good future.”
Referring to recent incidents of violence, including arson attacks and crude bomb explosions, Khosru said such acts have no link with the election. “Those who do not believe in democracy are behind these incidents. But their actions will not disrupt the election process or delay the vote. The people are waiting for a return to democratic rule.”
Khosru also said their party has already announced the names of 237 candidates, and the remaining nominations will be finalised in the next few days. “So, there is no question about whether the election will take place. The people have no doubt about it, though some individuals might.”