Tarique says Khaleda Zia may have role in election if health permits

BNP Standing Committee member AZM Zahid Hossain yesterday said Tarique Rahman, the party's acting chairman, will return to Bangladesh within weeks to lead BNP's election process and the "final stage of restoring democracy".

Tarique asks BNP activists

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said over 7,000 party members have faced demotion or expulsion over corruption, extortion, and misconduct, acknowledging the decision was difficult but essential.

Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has expressed concern over the potential impact on the economy after the nation’s graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday paid tributes to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the establishment of democracy and extended greetings to pro-democracy people worldwide on the occasion of International Day of Democracy today.

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain yesterday said the government would extend necessary support regarding travel documents if BNP Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman decides to return to Bangladesh.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the High Court verdict that acquitted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar, and 47 others in two cases filed over the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally.

Let all voices—whether popular or poisonous—be heard.

Stating that some political parties are resorting to unfair tactics to block his party’s victory in the next election, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday urged all to confront politics with politics instead of preventing people from giving their verdict.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman said yesterday that statements from various political parties have led citizens to have doubts about the election.

The BNP and its like-minded partners, who had staged simultaneous protests against the Awami League government, will take part in the February election as an alliance.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said the people of Bangladesh will enjoy August 5 as a public holiday every year, celebrating what he called the end of fascist rule in Bangladesh.

Any wrong decision by the government could allow fascist forces to be rehabilitated into politics and put the country’s democratic journey at serious risk, said BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday cast doubt on the motives of those questioning the interim government’s ability to hold the upcoming national election.

"Those who are doing this are carrying out activities to destroy Bangladesh"

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said that the propaganda against the party is part of a conspiracy to destroy nationalist forces in the country.

Over the past 11 months, 349 incidents of political violence took place across the country, BNP and its affiliated organisations were linked to 323 of these

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has warned that “mob justice” has become a threat to humanity and now poses a grave threat to the environment needed for developing a democratic culture.

China National Congress Deputy Li Hongzhong has invited BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to visit China.