BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday called upon the people to eliminate the old game of playing 'minority card' and uphold inter-religious harmony in the country.
Speaking virtually at meetings in BNP's Chattogram and Barishal divisions grassroots leaders and workers he said, "Many games have been played with the religious minority card both within the country and abroad."
He said everyone knows who repeatedly tried to gain political advantage by exploiting the sensitive issue of minority-majority divide and created fictitious stories of persecution to conceal their misdeeds and to destabilise the country. "This old game of destroying communal harmony will not be allowed to be repeated in this country. Let's either bury them (efforts to play minority card) or burn them in pyres," he said.
The followers of one religion have traditionally protected the places of worship of another religion from the hands of the conspirators who try to destroy religious harmony in this country for ages. They have proved time and again that there is nothing called 'minority' or 'majority' in this country.
"We all have one and the same identity that we all are Bangladeshis," he said. He said victory is still far away and the road to success is very long. "We have been the opposition party for last 17 years. It is no time for complacency," he said. He expressed the hope that BNP will be able to present a new and changed Bangladesh to the people.
BNP Standing Committee members Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed and Begum Selima Rahman also spoke.
