NATORE, Aug. 1 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday said that attempts were being made to deliberately create an atmosphere of terror and instability for political gain, warning that the return of "defeated forces" would threaten everyone's safety.

Speaking at a discussion marking the Nazrul Year, organised by the Natore District Council in the evening, Rizvi accused an unnamed political party of trying to spoil the environment by 'instigating children' - although it is most certainly in reference to the opposition alliance of Jamaat e Islami and NCP.

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Referring to the political situation after August 5 (2024), he said, "You ...