Professor Ali Riaz today spoke as the chief guest at a divisional views-exchange meeting in Sylhet. Photo : BSSSYLHET, Jan 24, 2026) (BSS)- Professor Ali Riaz, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser and Chief Coordinator of the referendum campaign, today said there is no legal bar for government officials from taking part in the campaign in favor of “Yes” vote in the referendum. Ali Riaz made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a divisional views-exchange meeting in Sylhet aimed at promoting the referendum and motivating voters. “No one, he said, can show any legal reference claiming there is any bar on such campaign,” he added. “Many parents lost their children in the mass uprising of 2024, and if fascism returns again, it could be our children who lose their lives,” he said.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 24, 2026 12:58 UTC