Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Islami Andolan Bangladesh today agreed on 10 points including national elections after completing the minimum necessary reforms. “We have acceded to about 10-point issues,” said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir after meeting with the Islami Andolan Bangladesh Ameer and Charmonai Pir Maulana Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim this afternoon.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the 10 points include building national unity to form an independent, sovereign, sustainable state free from authoritarianism, expansionism, and imperialism, speedy trial of corrupts, terrorists, murderers, and money launderers, building a national consensus to protect all human rights including voting rights, completing the minimum necessary reforms, and taking measures to hold elections as soon as possible.
The agreement also addresses preventing the rise in commodity prices, establishing the rights of all deprived people, normalizing law and order, collaborating with all anti-Awami fascist forces, refraining from using attacking words against each other, remaining politically united to prevent fascist forces like the Awami League from gaining power, and swiftly removing existing fascist allies from the administration.
Both parties have expressed consensus on not taking decisions against Islamic Sharia and refraining from making statements against Islam, stated the BNP secretary general. When questioned about the timing of elections, Islami Andolon Ameer Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim mentioned their desire for elections within a reasonable period, ideally within a year, as discussions between the two parties continue.
Earlier, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and BNP Vice Chairman Barkat Ullah Bulu visited the central office of Islami Andolan Bangladesh at Purana Paltan and had lunch with the Charmonai Pir. Islami Andolon representatives including Secretary General Principal Maulana Yunus Ahmad, Senior Presidium Members Principal Syed Mosaddek Billah Al Madani, Professor Ashraf Ali Akon, and others attended the meeting.
Previously, on January 22, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan met with a 9-member delegation from the Khelafat Majlis, which had left the BNP-led 20-party alliance in October 2021. This meeting marked renewed efforts by the BNP to strengthen communication with anti-fascist political parties, especially religious-based Islamic parties, as evidenced by the recent meeting with Islami Andolon Ameer Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim.