BNP Publicity Secretary Sultan Salahuddin Tuku has stated that his party has often had to bear the burden of Jamaat-e-Islami’s controversies. “People used to say BNP was a democratic party, one that contributed to the Liberation War. So why associate with war collaborators?” he questioned during a protest in Tangail Press Club against derogatory remarks about Ziaur Rahman and Tarique Rahman. Tuku announced that Tarique is calling for national unity against fascism and has plans to form a national government. Addressing Jamaat, he warned, “If you obstruct the people’s rights, you too will face rejection from the public.”