No conspiracy or sabotage attempt will succeed: Rizvi
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BNP Acting Secretary General and Prime Minister’s Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said no conspiracy or attempts of sabotage will succeed. Even if attempts are made to create instability by destroying the country’s democratic environment, the public will resist it.
He made these remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a meeting organized on Thursday at North South University (NSU) in Bashundhara, Dhaka, on the occasion of National Revolution and Solidarity Day.
Rizvi added, “Work that does not have public support behind it can never endure. Even if planned attempts at sabotage are carried out, the public will resist them.
“During the tenure of the previous government, various anti-national activities including money laundering were carried out in the country. Attempts are still being made to create instability in various ways, and attacks have even occurred at the homes of individuals who led the recent movement. However, such planned and artificial instability will not be long-lasting.”
Highlighting the significance of the 7 November National Revolution and Solidarity Day, Rizvi said when people’s backs are pushed against the wall and the path forward narrows, revolution becomes inevitable. On 7 November 1975, soldiers and the public took to the streets out of national consciousness against hegemonic forces and the desire to protect the country’s independence and sovereignty. Through that revolution, multi-party democracy and freedom of expression were restored to the country.
He added, “In continuation of the same spirit, people stood up against fascism and misrule in the 1990 mass uprising and most recently in the July uprising 2024.”
Presided over by North South University Vice-Chancellor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, the discussion meeting was also addressed by National Professor and Economist Mahbub Ullah, members of the University Board of Trustees MA Kashem and Benajir Ahmed, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Nesar U Ahmed.
