Opposition Chief Whip and National Citizen Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam stated that friendship cannot be built by erecting barbed wire fences along borders or constructing dams on rivers. He made the remarks on Saturday during a divisional rally of the 11-party alliance in Chattogram.

Nahid Islam criticized the current government, claiming it has failed to achieve economic progress because it ignored the people’s mandate from the beginning. He alleged that police in Chattogram abducted a member of the national cricket team and warned that the public would face further consequences if reforms were not implemented. He also accused the government of adopting submissive policies that have led to renewed killings along the border.

He urged the government to initiate reforms and implement the July Charter immediately, warning that continued corruption and inequality would shorten the government’s time in power.