New political party ‘Noitik Samaj’ emerges
Maj Gen (retd) AMSA Amin yesterday floated a new political party called "Noitik Samaj".
Amin, convener of the party, held a press conference at Jatiya Press Club to announce this. He said he launched the party to create principled leadership and moral values in politics.
Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain spoke at the press conference as chief guest through virtual platform.
Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, Prof Asif Nazrul of Dhaka University, among others, addressed the programme.
Several top leaders of the new party -- who were present on the occasion -- were retired army personnel.
In recent months, a number of new political parties were also formed.
AMSA Amin is a politician from Kurigram and a former ambassador.
He retired from the army and joined the Awami League back in 2001.
In 2003, he was elected president of AL Kurigram district committee. He was defeated in the 2001 national elections from Kurigram-2 with AL nomination. Later, he joined Gonoforum in 2018.
He also lost the 2018 polls from the constituency under the banner of Jatiya Oikya Jote of whichchairman is Dr Kamal Hossain.
Amin is also chairman of the Center for Security and Development Studies, an NGO.
AMSA Amin said many political parties exist in the country but most of them create problems.
"In the last 50 years, they couldn't be the part of resolving problem as anarchy is currently prevailing everywhere in the country."
He also said major political parties failed to bring honest, meritorious and quality individuals to politics.
"Today, democracy, election and human rights are at stake. We will have to establish morality in politics... To meet this necessity, Noitik Samaj [Moral Society] has been established," he added.
Welcoming the party, Dr Kamal emphasised that new generations have to be taught morality. "Morality and honesty must be nurtured. Wicked people cannot and will not lead us forever," said the noted jurist.
Dr Kamal also said everyone must be united against injustice.
Addressing the event, Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury said absence of morality is seen everywhere.
He said minorities are being persecuted one after another and the ruling party people committed all these heinous activities. "All these are happening due to a lack of moral sense," he added.
He also criticised the recent killing of Hefajat men in different parts of the country.
Asif Nazrul said, "I want to be optimistic when I see something new. We have lost morality from society. Without morality, no good initiative can take place. If there is morality, it is possible to stand against injustice."
Pointing to Hefajat's vandalism, Asif Nazrul said, "Who had patronised Hefajat and brought them to the present state?"
"It is the present government that has given the scope," he said.
He further said, "What message is being given through not giving space to BNP, Jamaat and left parties to exercise politics?"
Noitik Samaj leaders -- former Justice Abdus Salam Mamun, Maj (retd) Mujibul Haque -- among others, were present on the occasion.
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