Tarique Rahman's Bangladesh Unity Appeal: "For Muslims, Hindus, Christians"

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman today asked the people of his troubled nation to work together for bringing peace and stability. Rahman made the appeal in his first address to party supporters hours after he landed in Dhaka after a gap of 17 years. Massive unrest and political instability after youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi's murder preceded Rahman's appeal today. Osman was the face of last year's protests that led to the collapse of the Sheikh Hasina government. "Whatever political party we belong to, whatever religion we believe in, whether we are non-partisan individuals -- all must join hands to maintain law and order," Rahman said in Dhaka.