TBM Report
Hasnat Abdullah, Member of Parliament for the Cumilla-4 constituency and the chief southern regional organizer of the National Citizens Party (NCP), stated that despite ideological differences among various political parties, they remain completely unified regarding the political exclusion of the Awami League. Addressing a massive rally, the lawmaker asserted that the Awami League would never be permitted to resume political activities in Bangladesh, arguing that a leadership which flees the country, abandoning millions of its grassroots activists, possesses no moral right to participate in national politics.
The prominent youth leader made these remarks on Monday afternoon (May 18, 2026) during a mass demonstration organized by the Upazila NCP at the Chauddagram Bazar in Cumilla. Abdullah critically pointed out that using law enforcement agencies as tools to suppress dissenting views was a hallmark of the fallen Hasina regime. He expressed concern that similar alarming patterns—where individuals face arrest over social media posts—remain visible today, declaring that the youth did not shed blood to inherit a repressive state structure.
Critiquing structural socioeconomic disparities, Hasnat Abdullah emphasized that while children of ordinary citizens study under constrained domestic resources, the elite class routinely sends their progeny abroad for education and medical treatments. He noted that the working class has no assets in money-laundering havens like Canada’s “Begum Para,” while many senior politicians and bureaucrats hold substantial foreign estates. To rectify this wealth gap, he urged the government to strengthen the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector and integrate youth employment blueprints into the upcoming national budget.
Highlighting the geopolitical vulnerability of Chauddagram as a border region, Abdullah labeled drug trafficking as a critical threat to national security. He demanded a strict “zero-tolerance” policy from law enforcement agencies against narcotics cartels. Alleging that a section of corrupt station officers maintains illicit financial ties with drug runners, the MP demanded comprehensive modernization and institutional accountability within the police administration to foster a transparent, violence-free new Bangladesh.
, stated that despite ideological differences among various political parties, they remain completely unified regarding the political exclusion of the Awami League. Addressing a massive rally, the lawmaker asserted that the Awami League would never be permitted to resume political activities in Bangladesh, arguing that a leadership which flees the country, abandoning millions of its grassroots activists, possesses no moral right to participate in national politics.){kind=link}