The BNP government is a government that runs counter to the mass uprising and has reached an understanding with the banned Awami League, said opposition chief whip and NCP convener Nahid Islam.
He also said Tarique Rahman is holding power illegitimately like fascist Hasina, and has handed the country over to mafias.
He made the remarks on Saturday afternoon at a leaflet distribution and public outreach programme in the capital’s Jatrabari.
Nahid said the government had cheated the martyrs of the July Uprising by denying the outcome of the referendum.
He said there was no difference between Tarique Rahman and Sheikh Hasina, and claimed the uprising had been “hijacked” by Rahman. According to him, there is no option but to take to the streets to reclaim it.
Nahid demanded an end to the “drama” being staged in the name of a constitution amendment committee.
He said a Constitution Reform Council must be formed in line with the referendum mandate. He also called for changes to the authoritarian laws passed in parliament and for justice for those killed in July.
Nahid acknowledged that the BNP was part of the uprising and that many Chhatra Dal leaders were injured or killed.
However, he alleged that the party’s political leaders had been in compromise with the Awami League for the past 16-17 years and have no real desire for change.
Recalling the referendum held with the 2026 election, he said everyone had voted “Yes” together, which the NCP had described as a symbol of change and reform.
He alleged that the BNP, as soon as it came to power, disregarded the July Charter and denied the referendum, “reducing the aspirations of July to dust” and returning Bangladesh to the old order.
Nahid said the official price of LPG is Tk 1,800, but in the retail market it sells for Tk 2,500 to Tk 3,500. He said it was Tk 1,200 even after the election.
He added that the interim government faced a global conflict situation and a weakened police force, yet students and the public stood together in the field, and the country’s condition was not as bad as it is now.
Pointing to the law and order situation, Nahid cited the attack and vandalism on singer Asif Akbar’s car earlier that morning.
He said citizens from any walk of life have no security in the country, and that the government and the home minister have completely failed to ensure it. “This terror and anarchy cannot continue,” he said.
Presenting a set of demands, Nahid said the home minister must resign as the first step toward restoring law and order, as it is impossible to do so while he remains in office.
He also demanded that the energy minister resign, taking responsibility for failures in the energy sector.