BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has stated that the responsibility for mass killings in Bangladesh does not rest solely on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, but that the ruling Awami League as a party must also be held accountable. He made the remarks on Wednesday while speaking to journalists after visiting ailing BNP leader Abdul Kuddus at the Neuroscience Hospital in Dhaka.

"BNP has been the primary victim of the Awami League’s and Sheikh Hasina’s crackdown. In the latest massacre, Sheikh Hasina was directly involved," Fakhrul said. He also noted that reform and elections are not contradictory, urging those advocating election delays to reconsider their stance, as the public clearly desires to vote.