Salahuddin: Protecting the Sovereignty of the National Parliament Is Our Main Goal

Salahuddin spoke as the chief discussant at a silent rally and assembly titled “Prepared and Conscious Women’s Society to Prevent Increasing Violence and Disrespect Against Women.”

Last Thursday, Chief Advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus announced in a speech to the nation that a referendum and the national election will be held on the same day to implement the July National Charter. Welcoming this decision, Salahuddin Ahmad said that BNP remains committed to the July Charter but warned, “No decision forced upon the people in the name of the charter is acceptable.”

The BNP policymaker stressed that their main goal is to ensure that the sovereignty of the National Parliament is not compromised in any way. He added that any attempt to intervene in Parliament through coercive orders or imposed laws will be resisted.

At the assembly, he alleged that a certain group in the country is using religion to pursue political gains and is trying to confine women to their homes. He stated, “The demand to reduce women’s working hours is actually a strategy to reduce employment opportunities. These proposals are aimed at preventing women from advancing in the workplace.”

Salima Rahman, convener of the Women and Child Rights Forum, said that women were expected to regain security and dignity after the July people’s uprising, but the reality is moving in the opposite direction. “Attempts are being made to confine women to homes,” she remarked.

Other speakers at the assembly included Nipun Roy Chowdhury, Nahreen Islam Khan, Chowdhury Saima Ferdous, Sanjida Islam, and Sanjida Ahmed Tanvi, among leaders of various women’s rights organizations. They highlighted that the mindset of belittling women still exists in society, and proposals to reduce working hours pose a threat to women’s progress.

Nipun Roy Chowdhury declared that if any threat to women’s rights emerges, the entire women’s community will rise in protest.

The assembly underscored the importance of political and social unity to protect women’s rights. The speakers emphasized that changes are needed in law, policy, and social attitudes to ensure women’s safety and equal rights.