, Sept. 1 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the party is committed to ensuring both political reforms and economic progress if it earns the people's mandate to govern again.

"If BNP gets the responsibility of running the state with support from people, then undoubtedly, under the leadership of our leader and acting chairman Tarique Rahman, BNP will bring about political changes in Bangladesh on the one hand and economic growth on the other. Bangladesh will surely move forward further," he said.

Mirza Fakhrul Islam said this while talking to reporters after paying homage to BNP founder and Martyred President Ziaur Rahman by placing wreaths at his grave in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, marking the pa...