Be united to rebuild Bangladesh, Fakhrul urges NRBs

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to be united to rebuild Bangladesh.

"I have an appeal to you...let us be united today about one thing - about Bangladesh," he told an event here.

The event titled "NRB Connect Day: Empowering Global Bangladeshis" was held at the New York Marriott Marquis (1535 Broadway), Manhattan, on Saturday afternoon.

Speaking at a session of the event, Fakhrul said, "We have to remember one word in our mind that we have to dream. We should carry forward the dreams Prof Yunus envisioned."

Noting that one thing they need most is commitment, he said the previous regime destroyed their confidence, and it ruined the country.

Fakhrul said BNP is trying to contribute to the work of the reform commissions formed by the interim government. 

"I want to say it clearly before all that BNP will do the works in which Bangladesh and its people will benefit most," he said.

The BNP secretary general said the country's young people think modern and "we have the mentality to accept their modern thinking".

He hoped that the country's girls would play a vital role in building Bangladesh in the future.

Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syeed Abdullah Muhammad Taher and National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhter Hossen also spoke at the session.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus delivered his speech at the event as the keynote speaker.