<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday criticized the BNP's 27-point plan for ‘Structural Reform of the State,’ terming it as ‘ridiculous’.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He made the remarks at the food sub-committee meeting marking the 22nd National Council of Bangladesh Awami League at party president’s Dhanmondi political office.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">"If they (BNP) come to power the reform proposal will be implemented, otherwise, it will be washed away,” said Qauder, also the AL general secretary.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"BNP took the country on the brink of destruction. Bangladesh is prosperous today because of Sheikh Hasina's determination. BNP destroyed democracy and the spirit of the Liberation War," he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“How those will reform who had destroyed the country? This is a kind of&nbsp; stunt which is ridiculous. BNP is the maestro of falsehood.&nbsp; Nobody believes them,” Quader added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He also said that people still believe that Bangladesh will move forward under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina.&nbsp; “It has been proved that BNP is sponsor of terrorism and&nbsp; militancy.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">BNP on Monday announced a 27-point outline of ‘Structural Reform of the State’ — proposing radical changes to the state system including balancing the executive powers of the president, prime minister and the Cabinet, and introduction of the upper house of legislature.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The outline of the ‘Structural Reform of the State’ has been prepared in line with the late president and BNP founder Ziaur Rahman's 19 points and BNP's 'Vision-2030' declared by its chairperson Khaleda Zia. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>