Tarique calls for restraint on Agartala incident

Staff Reporter :

Following the attack on the Bangladeshi consulate in India’s Agartala, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday urged the country men to show utmost restraint and avoid falling prey to any provocation from any quarter.

“During this provocative situation, I urge my fellow Bangladeshis to show utmost restraint and not fall prey to any provocation,” Tarique Rahman said in a post on the social media handle ‘X’ following the attack on the Bangladeshi consulate in Agartala, India.

“Our country is facing many challenges, but we have largely been, and will remain, a land of religious and communal harmony and territorial sovereignty, where the rights and freedoms of every citizen are protected, irrespective of race, caste, and religion for long,” the BNP leader said.
Since the fall of dictator Hasina, there is an increase of inflammatory media commentary and political rhetoric against Bangladesh coming from certain Indian quarters and media outlets, Tarique added.

“There is now an echo chamber filled with misinformation, fuelling persistent anti-Bangladesh sentiment. The latest attack on the Bangladeshi consulate in Agartala highlights the destabilising effects of disinformation, which only creates division and discord among neighbours,” the BNP leader said.

“The international stakeholders must acknowledge that a destabilised Bangladesh, with near about 200 million people, is not in the interest of any country.

It is crucial to objectively understand what led to Hasina’s ouster, what has been happening in Bangladesh,” Tarique said.

“Since Hasina’s fled to India why it’s imperative to forge people-to-people ties between Bangladesh and India, beyond any particular person or political party,” he said.