By-election results prove the opposition party's popularity has collapsed: State Minister for Water Resources

The state minister said, the people of Thakurgaon have evaluated what the government led by Prime Minister Tarek Rahman has done for the country in the last eight months. In this election, the BNP candidate won by a margin of about 130,000 votes; on the other hand, the opposition party's candidate received far fewer votes. Those who are calling for protests or a long march today, the people have made their position clear through the results of the by-election.

He further said that the government's initiative to excavate canals and rivers across the country is being supervised by the Prime Minister personally. If any irregularities are found in these works, strict action will be taken. District Commissioner Rafiqul Haque, Superintendent of Police Belal Hossain, officials of the local administration and ordinary people were present at the event.