Rumin thanks BNP for not giving him nomination from the party

Rumin Farhana, an independent MP from Brahmanbaria-2, has thanked BNP for not nominating me from the party in the 13th parliamentary election. She said, “Because of not nominating me, I have come to understand that millions of people from Teknaf to Tentulia in Bangladesh have been by my side with love, prayers and support. If I had elected from within a party boundary, I would not have had the good fortune to understand this.”

At this time, Rumin Farhana remembered the late three-time former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia with respect. She said, “The stateswoman who brought me into politics with affection and I believe that her shortcomings will never be filled in this parliament.”

Expressing her gratitude to the people of her constituency, this independent MP said, “Many of my leaders and workers voted for me out of fear and deprivation. I have been expelled from the party; But they did not leave me.’

Former BNP MP and current independent member Rumin Farhana said this on Tuesday while participating in the discussion on the motion of thanks on the President’s speech. The parliament session began at 10:30 am under the chairmanship of Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed.

We could not give this much freedom to the President

Rumin Farhana raised questions about the President’s speech. She said, ‘There have been repeated discussions to bring a balance of power between the President and the Prime Minister. The government party, the opposition party, and before and after the 24th coup, there has always been talk of bringing a balance of power. BNP has put forward a proposal in this regard in its Vision 2030 and 31 points. Because of this, it was expected that this time the President would be able to go beyond the cabinet-approved speech and give his own speech. But we saw that this time too he had to give a cabinet-approved speech. We could not give this much freedom to the President, so what balance are we talking about?’

Criticism of appointing party people

Independent MP Rumin Farhana has criticized the appointment of party people in Bangladesh Bank and public universities. He said that people with PhD degrees from Princeton or California have been appointed to central banks in South Asian countries. The person who was appointed after the formation of the new government in Bangladesh is a member of the BNP’s election management committee and an owner of a sweater factory.

Rumin Farhana said that the same thing happened in the appointment of university vice-chancellors. Party VCs and pro-VCs have been appointed in all universities. There is nothing wrong with forming a party; but if no appointment is made without forming a party, it is unfortunate.

This parliament is the sacrifice of thousands of people

Referring to the sacrifice of thousands of people, Rumin Farhana said, ‘Who are these people, due to whose sacrifices today we have come to parliament as MPs, ministers, and opposition parties. What was their dream? They were the hardworking common people of the country. They dreamed of creating a new Bangladesh. They dreamed of creating a new politics and giving birth to new thoughts. They dreamed of a Bangladesh free from the extreme discrimination of the last few years. I, including this parliament, feel grateful to them.’

Rumin said, ‘The expectations with which the mass uprising was carried out were not airy and illusory. Even now, if I look at the walls, I will see that they have written about their dreams. This struggle was not just a struggle to change the government.’ She said, the mass uprising was carried out with the dream of forming a Bangladesh for all.

Why did women disappear before the year had passed

Rumin Farhana said, ‘We dreamed that no one would be ‘othered’ on the basis of religion, caste, ethnicity or gender identity. I say this very humbly, women were at the forefront of this movement. We got a bunch of young faces of a new generation. Why did those women disappear before the year had passed? I am leaving that question to you in this parliament of seven women members of parliament.’

This independent woman member of parliament further said, women are needed in the front lines of processions, women stand as shields in front of the police’s tear gas shells and batons, unstable times cannot be overcome without the help of women. And when everything is settled, women become the object of trolls. Women’s clothes, women’s faces, women’s words, women’s smiles, everything then becomes a source of laughter. She said, if anyone has any thoughts of creating a new Bangladesh by leaving 52 percent of the people behind, it is never possible, never possible.

This former BNP leader said, ‘We are failing to prepare for jobs through job-oriented education. Bangladesh has already been included in the World Bank’s risky red list due to high food inflation. Due to excessive dependence on the ready-made garment sector as a single industry, foreign debt has increased to 113.51 billion dollars. To counter the decline in foreign investment, there is no alternative to diversifying export products, creating an investment-friendly environment and sending skilled workers abroad.’

Rumin Farhana said that the huge amount of money that has been laundered from the country in the last 15 years, according to Bangladesh Bank, is $234 billion. Unless this money is brought back or the amount of defaulted loans of six lakh crore taka in the banking sector is reduced, no plan to revive the economy will be useful. Unless false invoicing is stopped, money laundering will not stop.