, April 12 -- Chief Whip Nurul Islam on Sunday said democracy rests on mutual trust between the government and the opposition, urging all lawmakers to act responsibly and uphold parliamentary norms.

"Democracy is a place of trust. We will trust the opposition, and the opposition will also trust us," he told reporters on the Parliament premises following the oath-taking ceremony of newly elected Members of Parliament Rezaul Karim Badsha and Mahmudul Haque Rubel .

Referring to remarks made by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, the Chief Whip urged lawmakers to refrain from taking the law into their own hands under any circumstances.

"If any problem arises, you should seek help from the administration or inform me if necessary. But no one sho...