BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has called for preserving national unity at any cost to protect Bangladesh’s democracy and sovereignty. Speaking virtually at a Dhaka event honoring martyrs of the 2024 mass uprising, she condemned the ruling Awami League for 16 years of authoritarian rule. She urged the nation to remember the sacrifices of the victims, compile lists of the disappeared and killed, ensure justice, create employment, and institutionalize democracy. Khaleda appealed to all to realize the vision of building Bangladesh as dreamt by Shaheed Ziaur Rahman.