Ali Riaz urges people to remain with 'yes' in referendum

Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser (Adviser rank) and Chief Coordinator of Public Awareness Campaign Activities related
to Referendum Professor Ali Riaz has urged people to remain in favor of 'Yes' in the referendum.

"Then the July Charter will be implemented, the old system will be changed and the country will change to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the people," he said.

He said this while addressing the divisional level 'Imam Conference' organized by the Islamic Foundation at the Shaheed Abu Sayeed Stadium to
promote the referendum and motivate voters Rangpur on Wednesday afternoon as the chief guest.

Ali Riaz said that although the July National Charter was printed in black ink, it was written in the blood of the July martyrs.

"If we remember this, the July Charter will not be forgotten. That is why a referendum is being organized to implement the July Charter that has been made on the basis of the consensus of political parties," he said.

He said, "What kind of Bangladesh do we want in the future? If we want a changed Bangladesh, a new Bangladesh for the next generation, then people  should remain in favor of 'Yes' in this referendum."

If the 'Yes' wins in the referendum, the fascist government will not return to the country and fascism will not be created again. If fascism is not created, people's rights will not be taken away again.

The people of Bangladesh can change themselves just as they were able to remove the fascists to start a new Bangladesh. The people will determine the method of how Bangladesh will run in the future.

Therefore, if the July Charter is implemented, no one will be able to become the Prime Minister more than twice in the country, and there will be no one- sidedness in all the administrative activities of the government.

"The kind of Bangladesh that will be handed over to the youth in the future  will be decided by this 'Yes' and 'No' vote. If the 'yes' vote wins, the
youth will get a new and discrimination-free Bangladesh," he said.

Professor Ali Riaz said that referendums were organized twice in the past  during the time of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and General Hussein  Muhammad Ershad when the question in those referendums was whether there was  trust in them or not.

"But this time the referendum has been organized to implement the July Charter," he said.

Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser (Senior Secretary rank) Monir Haider, Secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Kamal Uddin, Rangpur
Divisional Commissioner Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Range DIG Aminul Islam and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mohammad Majid Ali spoke as special guests.

Rangpur Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Enamul Ahsan delivered the welcome speech.

Moulana Mohammad Ali Sarkar, Khatib of Rangpur Carmichael College Jam-e-Mosque, presided over the conference.

Noted Islamic scholar and Khatib of Rangpur Keramotia Jam-e-Mosque Moulana Bayezid Hussaine, Moulana Azgar Ali and Moulana Nazrul Islam Siddiqui also spoke.

Imams and Khatibs from eight districts of Rangpur division were present at the conference.

Later, Professor Ali Riaz participated in a special divisional level exchange of views with officials of all eight districts of Rangpur division at the
same place to promote the referendum and motivate voters.