Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that Bangladesh must not return to the old pattern of confrontational politics. He urged all political parties to remain united in the struggle to restore the ownership of the country to its people. He made these remarks on Sunday afternoon while speaking at the fourth founding anniversary of the Gano Odhikar Parishad.

Amir Khosru said, "Now is not the time to take to the streets in protest. Now we must go to the people. We cannot return to confrontational or violent politics." He added, "If we continue politics by ruining relationships among ourselves, we will again have to go back to that old culture."

The senior BNP leader said, "In Bangladesh's pol...