The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced its manifesto for the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election, pledging to build a just and inclusive Bangladesh under the slogan “Bangladesh First.” The manifesto, titled “We Will Work, We Will Build the Nation,” was unveiled by BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman at the Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka. It marks Rahman’s first manifesto as party leader and outlines nine major promises and a 51-point plan divided into five sections for the next five years.

The nine key pledges include introducing a ‘Family Card’ to support low-income families, ensuring fair prices for farmers through a ‘Farmer Card,’ recruiting 100,000 health workers, reforming education with a skill-based policy, expanding youth employment and entrepreneurship, developing sports infrastructure, promoting environmental resilience through river dredging and tree planting, strengthening religious harmony, and expanding digital economy initiatives such as PayPal and e-commerce hubs.

BNP described the manifesto as a new social and state contract rooted in the philosophies of Ziaur Rahman, Khaleda Zia’s Vision 2030, and Tarique Rahman’s 31-point state reform plan, emphasizing governance based on justice, accountability, and citizens’ rights.