National Citizen Party chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary said Tarique Rahman could not deliver anything good for Bangladesh and had no future, speaking at an 11-party alliance rally at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on August 5, 2026. The gathering was organised to mark the second anniversary of the 2024 mass uprising and demand implementation of the referendum verdict.

Patwary claimed that Tarique Rahman would not remain in power and that his downfall had already begun. He said the public would judge Tarique Rahman as it had judged Sheikh Hasina, adding that there would be no negotiation on the matter. He also said his side would move forward by implementing the goals of Bangladesh’s “second independence war.”

Referring to the July movement, Patwary said Tarique Rahman was not in Bangladesh at the time, while farmers, labourers, rickshaw pullers, homemakers, Islamic scholars and students were on the streets. He said Tarique Rahman had begun making decisions after returning to Bangladesh before fully understanding the situation, and argued that implementing the referendum verdict was necessary to remain in power.