Senior leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have voiced strong opposition to mob justice and urged that political grievances be addressed through the legal system.
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the party does not support public acts of retaliation, even against those accused of wrongdoing in the last national election.
“Mob justice is not acceptable,” Rizvi said on Sunday while speaking to reporters after paying tribute to former President Ziaur Rahman with newly appointed Brahmanbaria BNP leaders.
“If anyone in our ranks is involved in such actions, we will take disciplinary steps.”
Rizvi accused the Election Commission of staging a manipulated vote under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directive. He claimed the election was conducted to satisfy political interests rather than reflect public will.
“They did not respect the voters,” he said. “They acted for Hasina’s benefit, not for democracy. Those responsible should face legal consequences—not be attacked with eggs or dragged from their homes.”
He added that BNP wants the courts to hold individuals accountable, not mobs in the streets.
BNP Vice Chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo made similar remarks while distributing leaflets in Uttara as part of the party’s reform campaign. He said delaying elections under the guise of reform would damage the country.
“You can’t show any country that developed without elected leadership,” Mintoo said. “Where there is no election, there is mob justice. And we’re seeing who’s promoting that.”
He urged law enforcement to investigate and prosecute all individuals linked to vigilante actions.
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At another event in Khilgaon, BNP Women’s Wing President Afroza Abbas asked party members to stay alert against infiltration attempts by figures linked to past regimes.
As she kicked off a new membership drive, the BNP leader had a clear message for her party: get organized.
At events focused on renewing local chapters, the leadership hammered home one point again and again: the party needs to be stronger from the ground up, especially with a national election on the horizon. The marching orders were simple: talk about the rule of law, absolutely no vigilante justice, and build the organization from the grassroots.
This is no accident. They see the country getting ready to boil over, so they’re making a play to be the only sane ones left standing. They’re telling everyone, “We’re the party of rules, not riots.” It’s a gamble that people are more tired of the chaos than they are angry.
