Dhaka, Jan 10: Newly-appointed BNP chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said there is “no reason” for Bangladesh to return to the political conditions that existed before the toppling of Sheikh Hasina’s regime on August 5, 2024.
Weeks ahead of the February 12 general elections, Rahman also claimed that his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) would lead the country “in the right direction if it comes to power.”
Rahman, 60, has emerged as a leading contender for the post of the prime minister.
The Standing Committee of the BNP approved Rahman’s appointment as the chairman of the party in a meeting on Friday.
On Saturday, hours after his appointment, Rahman told editors and senior reporters, “We had problems in the past and we still have problems. But, we don’t want to go back to pre-August 5 days. There’s no reason for us to do that.”
“Although we have various kinds of differences among us, we should be able to minimise them through dialogue,” he said. (PTI)
