Adviser Mahfuz Alam has commented that various branches of fascism are becoming active again.

He wrote these things in a Facebook post on Sunday (January 19) night. In the post, he asked to gather allies and identify enemies.

Mahfuz Alam wrote, but you and we need a continuous fight against cultural fascism and the old economic arrangement. The disguised game of social fascism versus secularist forces needs to be destroyed. Otherwise, these two forces will make this generation killable. Question the Fifth August Division. (Those who came on the 5th and participated in the movement, but did not capture the spirit of July!)

July was a meeting point. I warned you about the ideological fight. After five months, it is becoming true. Efforts are being made to bring back Shapla-Shahbag. The Mujibist paradigm and historical theory are becoming active again. On the contrary, instead of creation, reaction is becoming stronger. The historical possibility of forming this political community in a new way is being destroyed in an unequal competition with the old settlement!

Do you think these are the responsibility of the government alone? Or is it the responsibility of Mahfuz Alam alone?’

The interim government has faced more than 150 movements since taking office. It has saved the economy from going to the edge of the abyss. It is standing firm against the aggressive foreign policy. Starting from donating money and rehabilitating the July martyrs and injured, we are continuously working for justice and reform. Even now, any just demand of the people is being fulfilled, even if it takes time. The government is listening and acting.

But our generation has the record of all those who have stood up to destroy the possibility of rebuilding this state through ideological dogma and foreign prescriptions. Our generation will also remember how the cultural forces and the media are being dishonest with the martyrs and injured people from a purely ideological profit-loss perspective.

Mahfuz Alam wrote, ‘The day we come out on the streets again, we will come before the people with the deeds of our day and night activities recorded in our daily diaries. But where will you anti-July forces go? Where will the murderers who stabbed July in the back while pretending to be July’s allies escape?

We are also keeping your deeds. The way you have besieged Bangladesh’s potential by playing the game of ideology and foreign deception, the people will answer for it!

The experimental production of electricity has begun at the RNPL 1320 MW thermal power plant in Patuakhali.

The power generation activities of the first unit (660 MW) began at 12:30 am on Sunday (January 19). In the initial stage, 110 MW of electricity is being supplied to the national grid from the plant.

Ashraf Uddin, the superintendent engineer of the plant, said that the entire 660 MW of electricity of the first unit will be connected to the national grid in phases. Work is progressing rapidly to start production from the second unit (660 MW) by March.

The managing director of the power plant, Md. Selim Bhuiyan, confirmed this information and said that the country's power situation will further improve with the start of power production.

The project is being implemented by RPCL-Norinco International Power Limited (RNPL), a joint venture between Chinese construction company Norinco International and state-owned Rural Power Company Limited. The construction of the plant began in August 2019 on 950 acres of land at a cost of Tk 27,000 crore.

This project is being considered a milestone in the country's power sector. The concerned officials and employees are excited as power supply from the plant has started despite the adversities.

The fire at the Bata showroom at Proshika intersection in Mirpur 6 in the capital was brought under control after three hours with the efforts of six units of the fire service.

The fire service received the news of the fire at midnight on Sunday (January 19).

The fire service said that three units of the Mirpur fire station reached the spot immediately after the news of the fire and tried to control the fire. Then two units from the Kalyanpur fire station and a unit from the Siddiqbazar fire station joined and brought the fire under control after three hours of effort.

Confirming the matter, Rafi Al Faruk, duty officer of the fire service's control room, said.

The building has a Bata showroom shop on the ground floor and two restaurants above.

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said, we have to be careful and aware. The upcoming elections are not so easy. The people are our strength. If we make a mistake, the people will show it again. Then I will have to pay your respects.

He said, we have to remain united. We have to be with the people, stand by the people.

He made these remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion meeting organized by the Nationalist Party (BNP) on Sunday (January 19) at the Engineering Institute in the capital to mark the 89th birth anniversary of the party's founder Ziaur Rahman.

Tarique Rahman said, there are many political parties in Bangladesh. Each political party has different ideologies and ideals. It is natural to have them. However, we should all come to the same place on one issue. After the time fixed by the country's rules, laws and regulations, the constitution must hold elections at every level of the state or government. The right to vote can only create accountability. If we can create accountability in all areas of the state and society, then we will be able to move forward gradually. If the government is obliged to hold the people accountable for every work, then the people's sorrows, sufferings, and desires will gradually be reflected through the government's work.

Stating that there is no alternative to establishing the right to vote in order to build a democratic country, he said, where the people will enjoy all kinds of benefits and security. Everyone must be united in one place, there must be a system for voting according to the law after a specific time. Only when accountability is ensured can the rights of the people be established.

At this time, he advised every political leader and worker to develop himself in the same way that Shaheed Ziaur Rahman presented himself to the people.

If there is a fair election, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has the highest possibility of forming the government. For some reason, will it be good for the country and the nation if someone else forms the government? Asking a question, he said, if someone else forms the government, it will not be good for the country and the nation, so there is time to stand by the people. Develop yourself as a political worker in the way that the people want. If we want to uphold the ideals of Ziaur Rahman, we have to be careful. Stating that there are various cases against 6 million leaders and activists in the country, he said that about 500 leaders and activists were martyred in the July-August movement alone. Hundreds of thousands of leaders and activists were injured. He also said that BNP did not fight to provide benefits to those who tortured in the past, they cannot be allowed to gather near them.