Tarique calls for maintaining unity at any cost

Under the soft glow of an iftar mahfil Saturday, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman did not just break bread—he broke silence. “The unity that toppled tyranny must hold at any cost,” he told a 12-party alliance gathered in the capital. “Together, we’ll deliver the democracy people crave.”  

Tarique Rahman, attending virtually from London, leaned into the audience. “Sure, our parties differ,” he said, “but when trouble brews, we talk it out. Unity’s our shield—keeping fallen tyrants off our backs.” 

Ideology might diverge, he added, but the nation and its people bind them. The message was steel: no cracks, no collapse.  

“Democracy means fearless voting, not a reform roadblock,” he argued. “Some say ‘no polls till reforms’—but reforms never end. It’s a process, not a finish line.” 

Two years back, he reminded them, BNP’s 31-point plan—forged amid dictatorship’s blood—set the stage. “Our fight’s for the country, always,” he insisted.  

The alliance heavyweights – Jatiya Party’s Mustafa Jamal Haider chaired, Ehsanul Huda moderated, while Jamaat’s Mia Golam Parwar, Nagorik Oikya’s Mahmudur Rahman Manna, and BNP’s Selima Rahman spoke. 

AB Party’s Mujibur Rahman Manju, BLDP’s Shahadat Hossain Selim, and more attended the event.