Nasiruddin Patwari, chief coordinator of the National Citizen Party (NCP), criticized the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its leader Tarique Rahman during a rally in Kurigram on Wednesday. Speaking at the NCP’s “July Awakening” march, he said the BNP had promised reforms before the election but ignored the public afterward. Patwari alleged that after winning 200 seats, Tarique Rahman had become overconfident, warning that without implementing reforms, his political influence would collapse.

The march, held as part of the NCP’s campaign for implementing the referendum verdict, creating employment, and protecting borders, began at the July Memorial in Kurigram College intersection and ended at the central Shaheed Minar. Other NCP leaders, including Akhtar Hossain MP, Sarjis Alam, and Dr. Atik Mujahid MP, also spoke at the event.

Speakers highlighted issues such as drug trafficking in border areas, regional discrimination against northern districts, and the marginalization of opposition lawmakers in development allocations.