The acting chairman of the BNP, Tarique Rahman, has stated that there is no alternative to the rule of law for ensuring the safety of every citizen in the country.

He made this comment while virtually addressing a greeting exchange event with leaders of the Hindu community at the party chairperson's office in Gulshan this Friday afternoon.

He also alleged that there was a lack of rule of law during the previous Awami League government.

The event, chaired by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, was attended by members of the party's permanent committee, including Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Abdul Moyeen Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan, and AZM Zahid Hossain, as well as Vice Chairman Nitai Ray Chowdhury and others.

Tarique Rahman emphasized that in today's world, it does not matter who is a minority and who is a majority; what is most important is whether there is justice and the rule of law.

He asserted that with the rule of law in the state and society, everyone would be safe. He pointed out that the Chief Justice SK Sinha faced injustice because there was no rule of law in the country.

Under the rule of the fleeing autocrat, the courts and the mirror house had almost become one and the same.

He stressed the importance of an elected government in safeguarding citizens' rights and security, stating that he believes every citizen's voting right is a powerful and effective tool for protecting their rights.

He emphasized that until every citizen, regardless of party, opinion, religion, or ethnicity, can vote freely and choose their representatives to establish an accountable government, no citizen's safety or rights can be guaranteed.

Regarding incidents of attacks on minorities in the country, Tarique Rahman remarked that most such attacks have not been motivated by religion.

Investigations would show that the majority of these incidents stem from unlawful greed, the strong preying on the weak, or are driven by dishonest political motives.

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