BNP Central Information Secretary and MP Azizul Bari Helal stated that anyone following the Awami League’s politics of occupation, extortion, and corruption would have no place in the BNP. Speaking on Friday at a farmers’ gathering in Khulna’s Rupsha Model Mosque auditorium, organized by the Bangladesh Rural Development Board to mark National Rural Development Day, he emphasized that the party would not take responsibility for any member involved in irregularities or misuse of the party name.

Helal accused the Awami League of establishing a culture of corruption and misappropriation over the past 17 years and warned that BNP members must not repeat those practices. He cited directives from acting chairman Tarique Rahman, declaring a zero-tolerance policy against such misconduct. Helal also urged the administration to take strict legal action against land grabbers and extortionists regardless of political affiliation.

Addressing rural economic issues, he noted that government agricultural loans and development funds often fail to reach genuine farmers, instead benefiting politically influential groups. He called for greater responsibility from officials to ensure that real farmers receive state support.