, Sept. 25 -- BNP acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday said the speech delivered by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly reflected the aspirations of peace-loving people across the world.

"I congratulate and thank Tarique Rahman for his speech. He echoed the feelings of peace-loving people around the world at the 81st session of the world's largest organisation, the United Nations," he said.

Rizvi was speaking at a protest rally after the Jummah prayer organised by the Jatiyatabadi Ulema Dal in the Baitul Mukarram area of the capital.

He said Tarique Rahman represents the third generation of his family to address the United Nations.

"His father delivered a speech ther...