Information and Broadcasting Ministry Adviser Md. Mahfuj Alam. File Photo

DHAKA, May 9, 2025 (BSS) - Information and Broadcasting Ministry Adviser Md. Mahfuj Alam today said the present generation is the protector of the country's sovereignty and democracy.

"This generation is the protector of this country's sovereignty and democracy," said Mahfuj, who was a key organiser of July mass uprising, in a Facebook post under the headline "Koeyekti Kotha (a few words)".

In the post, he said the activists of a party are repeatedly saying that the students did not agree on the legal process of banning the Awami League. 

"False. It was my first meeting in the cabinet. I clearly raised questions about many sections of this law. Nahid, Asif were also naturally on my side. When the argument was raised in favour of the trial as a party, one of the advisers' response was whether we can take into account examples like the Nuremberg Trials," he said in the post.

The person who gave this argument, the activists of a party are constantly giving status in his favour to mislead the students, he continued.

"However, we have no dispute with him. There is no point in making attempts to create a dispute. It is worth mentioning that two advisers with legal backgrounds (one has already died) also supported our statement. The cultural adviser was also in favour," he further said.

"We talked yesterday afternoon. The adviser assured that the provision of trial of the (Awami) League as a party will be added soon," he said and thanked the adviser for the assurance.

"Stop lying. We will tell you about your two-month dillydally in making the declaration. On the eve of the announcement of the students' party, you started discussing on a manifesto of the party. No problem, we also want everyone to be recognized," he said. 

"We are to be blamed too as we trusted in the assurance of your party chief," he went on saying.

About the upcoming general election, he said that they don't want to delay the elections. 

"The elections will be held between December and June," he said.

"If you think that students cannot adopt their own ideals and plans, rather we do something as per the messages coming from here and there, then you are either looking down on the students, or you are planning to delegitimize the students.

"Since that August, we have done what we thought good for the nation, with everyone's advice," he said.

"Rather, we have trusted that party more. We consulted with them first. In exchange for trust we have received a horse's tail. Now all the blame is on student adviser, the scapegoat!" he said.

"We want to trust that party. We want to trust the leader of that party. We trust that he will play a patriotic and pragmatic role on the issue of banning the League and publishing the declaration, by paying the price of our trust." 

"I don't know what anyone will say about that party, but we want that party to lead the political consensus with the students for the country, against the enemies of the mass uprising," he said.

"If we lead as a force that is patriotic and pro-sovereignty, the students will follow them in the political process. Be united and give lead. Do not disappoint this generation. This generation is the protector of the sovereignty and democracy of this country," he said.