BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi accused Jamaat-e-Islami of losing its balance in pursuit of power, calling it a branch of a foreign political movement rather than an independent Bangladeshi party. Rizvi extended BNP’s greetings to the Hindu community for Durga Puja, emphasizing that festivals unite rather than divide people. “Though religions differ, our national identity is one. Rabindranath, Nazrul, and Lalon belong to all of us,” he said. He accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of fostering divisions for political gain but asserted that Bangladesh’s true beauty lies in its unity. Rizvi also warned of ongoing conspiracies to create unrest in remote areas, particularly during festivals. “If anyone casts an evil eye on even an inch of Bangladesh’s land, we will gouge it out,” he declared.