BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on the Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus to remove advisers compromising the neutrality of the interim government ahead of the upcoming elections
On Sunday (30 March) while speaking to reporters at the BNP Chairperson’s office in Gulshan, Fakhrul expressed concerns over the government’s impartiality, stressing that the party would not accept any government that loses its neutrality in the run-up to the election.
“We expect complete neutrality from the government. We expect this even more from Professor Yunus. If he believes that anyone is undermining this neutrality, they should be removed from his cabinet. He should remain very clean,” Fakhrul said, addressing the media.
He warned that failure to act could lead to a loss of public trust, with people beginning to doubt the government’s ability to maintain impartiality. Fakhrul’s comments followed reports in the press suggesting that certain advisers, linked to political parties, were using government resources for purposes that undermined neutrality.
“The use of government funds in such activities is clearly eroding impartiality,” Fakhrul remarked, citing government spending directed towards specific regions, as well as religious institutions in those areas, as an example of bias.
He added, “These actions send the message that part of the interim government is not neutral.”
Furthermore, Fakhrul expressed frustration at the absence of a clear electoral roadmap from the Chief Adviser, emphasising that the delay in outlining a clear plan for elections by December was a sign of political inexperience. “If a clear roadmap were provided, it would help ease the current political crisis and allow political parties to focus on the electoral process,” he added.
Fakhrul concluded by warning that if the people’s interests were further jeopardised, BNP would once again take to the streets in protest.
