BNP to ensure safety of Hindu community if elected: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General and Thakurgaon-1 constituency candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said his party would ensure the safety and security of Hindu community people if it comes to power.

“Some people are trying to divide Hindus and Muslims but there is no scope for such division. We live together and will continue to do so,” he said.

Mirza Fakhrul Islam made the remarks during election campaign at Sholtihori Bazar in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila.

Addressing a series of rallies and roadside meetings from afternoon to evening at Sholothori, 11 Mile, Bairagi, Paysafela, Munshirhat and Debipur in Sadar upazila, Fakhrul urged voters to support BNP in the upcoming national election.

He said over the last 15 years ballots were cast the night before elections or taken away, depriving people of their voting rights.

He said BNP activists are ‘soldiers of Ziaur Rahman and Begum Khaleda Zia’ who have always stood by the people in times of distress.

Making voters alert ahead of the 12 February election, Fakhrul said, “One party asking for votes with Scales symbols. Have they ever formed a government? Have they done any work for you? They have not. We have governed before and worked for the people.”

Emphasising communal harmony, Fakhrul said he works with people of all religions—Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists and Christians—and wants to ensure equal security for everyone.