An opinion article in Amar Desh says Prime Minister and BNP chairman Tarique Rahman instructed leaders from Joypurhat and Naogaon not to treat the party and government as one. In a meeting, he compared the governing party and government to parallel railway tracks: moving toward the same destination without touching. The article frames the instruction as a question of preserving the boundary between the state and a political party.

The writer argues that while an elected party forms a government, the state and government belong to all citizens, including those who did not support it. It warns that merging party and state can make administration, policing, lending, tenders and responses to criticism subject to partisan influence. The article also cites the prime minister’s recent comments about instability, alleged misinformation around power and energy issues, and a plan to present a 10-year energy and electricity strategy in parliament.

It says the real test of separation will be tolerance of criticism, prevention of partisan lobbying and evidence-based distinctions between legitimate demands and sabotage. The article proposes institutional measures, including relieving ministers of party executive duties, blocking party recommendations in public appointments and creating internal accountability channels.