BNP leader Altaf calls for institutional restructuring to ensure fair elections

BNP Vice Chairman and former home minister Air Vice Marshal (retd) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury has emphasised the need for restructuring all institutions, including the police, to ensure fair and impartial elections in the country.

Speaking at a views-exchange meeting with journalists at Titas Mor in Patuakhali on Friday morning, Altaf alleged that over the past 15-17 years, the country’s institutions have been pushed to the brink of collapse.

“All institutions must be restructured to organise a fair election. We are ready to cooperate with this government to complete the work within a reasonable time,” he said.

Expressing optimism about upcoming elections, the senior BNP leader said, “We will soon have a fair election. BNP will secure an absolute majority and Tarique Rahman will become the new prime minister of the country.”

Regarding the timeline for elections, he added, “We are prepared to hold elections in the middle of this year. We are also willing to allow as much reasonable time as necessary for the preparations.”

During his organisational tour, Altaf exchanged views with party leaders and activists.

The meeting was attended by Patuakhali district BNP member and former general secretary Maqsud Bayzid Panna Mia, along with leaders and activists of BNP and its affiliate organisations.