BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has warned that the people of Bangladesh will not accept any “blueprint” designed to ensure victory for a particular party or group in the upcoming national elections.He issued the warning on Friday (September 26) at a discussion meeting in Mirpur, Dhaka, organized to pray for the recovery of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and to mark the death anniversary of the party’s Chairperson’s Advisor Kazi Asaduzzaman Asad. Speaking at the event, Rizvi drew sharp comparisons between the recent Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election and the national polls. He said, “Controversy over DUCSU and JACSUSU elections is nothing new. But the way the latest DUCSU election was conducted has raised deep concerns among the public. The problem is not with holding the election itself, but with the lack of transparency in the process. The Vice-Chancellor failed to ensure equal opportunity for all.”

Rizvi further alleged irregularities in ballot printing, asking, “Why were the ballots printed in Nilkhet? Doesn’t Dhaka University have its own printing press? What was the purpose of outsourcing it to a commercial press in Nilkhet? Was it done to serve the interests of a particular party or group?”

He cautioned that such incidents indicate an attempt to engineer outcomes in the upcoming national elections as well, adding, “The people of this country will never accept such a blueprint.”

The BNP spokesperson also questioned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s role in election management. He said, “Sheikh Hasina buried the spirit of free and fair elections in the past to establish her rule. If she tries to hold the next election in the same way, it will be a tragedy for the nation.”

BNP Standing Committee member Begum Selima Rahman also addressed the event, accusing the government of continuously conspiring to eliminate BNP. She said, “The government has destroyed all state institutions and pushed people into hardship.” She called on party leaders and activists to unite against what she termed the government’s ongoing plots.

Other BNP leaders at the event also expressed concerns about the political situation, administrative neutrality, and the prospects of a fair election.