Tarique Rahman urges all to work together to establish democracy: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged all to work together with patience to establish democracy in the country.

"A huge victory has come through the student-people mass uprising. To make this victory fruitful and successful, everyone must keep patience and work together. Through this, democracy will be re-established," he said while talking to the journalists at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on return home from London.

Everyone must prepare for the first step of democracy, which is the election, he said, adding that everyone must keep patience and work together in this regard.

The BNP Secretary General said, "The purpose for which I went to London has been fruitful. I met with party‍‍`s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. I have talked to expatriate Bangladeshis and BNP leaders and also attended various meetings organized by them."

"The London visit has been fruitful," he added.

As the journalists asked him when the acting chairman of the party may return to the country, Fakhrul said that there are many false cases against him.

Tarique Rahman will return to the country once his legal issues are solved, he said.

In response to another question, the BNP Secretary General said, "The political parties are supporting the interim government led by Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus. We expect that the government will follow the path of holding elections after completing the minimum reforms that are necessary."

The BNP Secretary General went to London with his wife Rahat Ara Begum on November 30. His flight landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:45pm today.

While staying in London, he met with BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and also participated in several party programmes. His wife Rahat Ara Begum underwent a health check-up and took advice of the physicians concerned.

BNP leaders Farhad Hossain Azad, Abu Mohammad Ahsan Firoz, Sadi Ahmed, and BNP Media Cell Member Shairul Kabir Khan were present to welcome the BNP Secretary General at the airport.