Let’s unite to end political vengeance, usher new chapter: Tarique

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged for cementing national unity to end political vengeance.

He also called upon for opening a new chapter in history, where no one’s life or family will be destroyed due to political differences.

“Let us unite to end political vengeance and open a new chapter in history, where no one’s life or family will be destroyed because of political differences,” he said in a post on his verified X Handle as well as Facebook accounts.  

The BNP leader said the beauty of truth is that it inevitably triumphs over propaganda and conspiracy, giving people faith that eventually, justice and fairness prevail.

Tarique Rahman expressed his pledge to uphold the spirit of democracy that thrives on diversity of faiths, beliefs, and ideologies, empowering the people of Bangladesh to define their own fate through electoral participation.

“In that journey, we aspire to establish the rule of law, human rights, and freedom of expression, safeguarding the rights and liberties of every citizen and building an inclusive, tolerant, and rules-based society,” he said.

Tarique Rahman’s social media posts came hours after the High Court (HC) has acquitted all persons including him who were convicted by the lower court in two cases.

The cases - one on murder and other on explosives substances - were filed over the grenade attack on an Awami League rally in the capital's Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21, 2004.

A High Court division bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain announced the verdict, scrapping the lower court judgment in the two cases.

BNP has uttered satisfaction over the High Court verdict.