Yasin Ferdous Murad, President of Dhaka District Jubo Dal, declared that unelected governments can never change the fate of the nation. Speaking at meetings of the BNP and its affiliated organizations in two unions of Dhamrai on Thursday, Murad asserted that no reform effort can be sustainable without a representative, democratically elected government. He remarked that citizens have been denied the right to vote for 17 years and are now eager to cast their ballots. Urging the immediate announcement of national elections, he said the August 5 uprising is part of a long struggle against oppression and resistance.