When asked about the BNP’s position on this matter, Tarique Rahman said, “My position, and that of my party, is that the movement has taken place and the people have achieved success. Usually, there were two sides to the movement. On one side, people were martyred — around two thousand lives were lost. On the other side, nearly thirty thousand people were injured in various ways, left disabled, or blinded. I believe what we should do now — all of us, including the state, the government, and political parties — is to stand by those families as much as possible, provide them with all possible support, and honour their sacrifice.”
Mir Sabbir, Editor of BBC Bangla, and senior journalist Qadir Kallol conducted the interview. The first part of the interview was released on Monday morning, running over 44 minutes. The second part will be published tomorrow, Tuesday.