NILPHAMARI, Dec 30, 2024 (BSS)- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged all to remain careful so that any difference of opinion among political parties and individuals cannot lead to such a situation that can harm the country and its people.

"There might have differences of opinion among the political parties and leaders. But we have to be careful so that such differences do not reach to a level where the country and the people would be affected,” he said.

Tarique Rahman was addressing virtually a BNP rally organized by Amra BNP Paribar at Dubachhuri Dimukhi Dakhil Madrasha here today.

The rally was organized on the occasion of handover a newly built house to family of slain BNP leader Golam Rabbani who was allegedly killed in RAB crossfire on January 18, 2014.

“Though the autocratic Sheikh Hasina regime has been overthrown, but a big war is ahead to establish the people’s political rights for which the countrymen struggled for the last 16 years,” BNP Acting Chairman said.
 
Tarique Rahman said many leaders and workers like Golam Rabbani embraced martyrdom to establish the people’s political rights and freedom of speech.
 

“Golam Rabbani was merely a political activist. What was his fault? His only fault was protesting the dictatorial regime,” he said.

He called upon all to stand by the families of those who were killed or injured in the long struggle for restoration of democracy and people’s rights.

Noting that there are many problems in the country, Tarique Rahman said the problems should be resolved in phases.

The BNP acting chairman said the people want to see such a Bangladesh where youths will have available job opportunities, students don’t have to worry for the education expenses and people will feel safe all day long.

He called upon everyone to stay united to build such a country saying there can be difference of opinions among different classes of people but decision should be taken in a democratic way.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed, Treasurer Rashiduzzaman Millat, Organizing Secretary Asadul Habib Dulu, Rural Development Affairs Secretary Farhad Hossain Azad, Science and Technology Affairs Assistant Secretary Engineer Ashraf Uddin Bakul, Nilphamari District BNP President A.K.M. Alamgir Sarkar, General Secretary Zahurul Alam, daughter of deceased BNP leader Golam Rabbani Rahmat Jahan Rikta also spoke, among others.

Amra BNP Paribar convener Atiqur Rahman Rumon was in the chair.

On the occasion financial assistance of Taka 50,000 was also provided to each family of 12 martyrs of July uprising in Nilphamari, Panchagarh and Dinajpur districts.

In the early hours of January 15, 2014, members of RAB picked up Golam Rabbani from his relative’s house in Thanthania under Tentulia upazila of Panchagarh.

Three days after his bullet-hit body was recovered from the side of Gochamari Bridge on the Nilphamari-Domar road, near Palashbari Union Parishad of Nilphamari Sadar upazila.

Golam Rabbani was the organizing secretary of Laxmichap Union BNP of Nilphamari Sadar upazila.