BNP standing committee member Maj (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Tuesday said it is only BNP that can conduct reforms in the state system, if it gets public support.
“Reform is a very difficult task. But it is only BNP that can do it, if people support (us),” he told a function at a city hotel.
Hafiz Uddin, also a former footballer, attended as the chief guest at the trophy and jersey unveiling ceremony of the Shaheed Zia Inter-Thana Football Tournament-2025 of Dhaka North City.
He said Bangladesh’s political landscape needs to go through an overhaul as deposed dictator and mafia leader Sheikh Hasina systematically destroyed every institution of Bangladesh.
Recollecting his memories, the BNP leader said he first met Ziaur Rahman during on a football match between two teams of the Pakistan army.
At that time, Ziaur Rahma asked him whether he would play for a university team and he responded positively not mentioning that he had already represented Pakistan national team, said Hafiz Uddin.
The BNP standing committee member said he joined the East Bengal Regiment of Pakistan Army following the suggestion of Ziaur Rahman.
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BNP north city unit’s convener Aminul Haque presided over the function, while former national footballer Syed Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir and BNP Dhaka north unit’s joint convener Akter Hossain were present.
A total of 26 thana-level teams under eight groups will participate in the football tournament.