BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi warned that rehabilitating what he termed the “fascist” Awami League would have dire consequences for the country and could subject Bangladesh to renewed authoritarian rule. Rizvi alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami is encouraging efforts to reinstate the party and suggested Jamaat may have ulterior motives related to the Awami League’s interest in closer ties with India. He claimed India aided what he described as directives linked to mass atrocities during Sheikh Hasina’s tenure. Commenting on recent opinion polls, Rizvi said BNP currently has no specific response to the surveys.