BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced that the party’s acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, will formally assume the position of chairman within the next few days. He made the statement on Sunday evening during an exchange with journalists in Sylhet, following visits to the shrines of Hazrat Shahjalal and Shah Paran.

Mirza Fakhrul stated that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will begin its election campaign from Sylhet, describing the upcoming election as crucial for the nation. He said that citizens have long been deprived of their voting rights. Referring to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, he remarked that she made a dignified exit through democratic struggle and expressed hope for building the democratic Bangladesh she had envisioned.

Addressing other political parties, Mirza Fakhrul urged them to make use of the current opportunity, emphasizing that democracy and democratic culture cannot be established overnight. He also expressed determination to form a democratic parliament.