Jatiya Party Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju has said Bangladesh's independence "should never be underestimated", though Bengalis have yet to overcome “a tendency to be jealous of others’ success”. Speaking at the launch of the National Democratic Front (NDF) on Monday, he stressed that jealousy does not fully explain everything. "We have seen many changes and will see more... We did not make a mistake by liberating the country. The transformation of our infrastructure over the past five decades has surprised many at home and abroad.”After leaving HM Ershad's Jatiya Party in 1997, Manju and Sheikh Shahidul Islam went their separate ways. Criticising the culture of blame, Manju said: “Each side claims it fixed everything before another ruined it.

Source: bd News24 December 08, 2025 13:28 UTC