BNP Standing Committee member and the Prime Minister's Political and Agricultural Adviser Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday called on every attendee at the party's May Day rally to recruit at least two new members for the BNP within the next year.

He made the appeal while addressing a May Day rally organised by the Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal at Nayapaltan in the capital, which drew a large turnout of workers and party supporters despite rain-soaked streets across the city.

Nazrul said such an initiative would further strengthen the party and help defeat all conspiracies and political opponents.

"If each of you can bring just two new members into the BNP over the next year, our strength will multiply significantly, and no force will be able to stand against us," he said.

He expressed confidence that achieving this goal would ensure the party's continued success.

Nazrul began his speech by paying tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in the May Day movement and in struggles for workers' rights, both globally and in Bangladesh.

He also paid homage to BNP founder and former President Ziaur Rahman, saying Zia had identified himself as a worker and always upheld the dignity of labour.

Nazrul praised former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia for enacting the Labour Code and establishing the Labour Foundation to protect workers' rights and welfare.

He also lauded Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for leading the labour movement from abroad for many years and for incorporating workers' welfare into the party's election manifesto.

"The BNP remains firmly committed to the welfare of working people, in line with the vision of Shaheed Zia, Begum Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman," he said.

Nazrul noted that the current government has been in office for only two months, and while all problems cannot be solved immediately, he expressed optimism that the condition of workers would improve in the days ahead.

He said the party's electoral pledges contained several important commitments for workers and that their full implementation would significantly improve the lives of the working class.