Acting BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman today said a free and fair election is essential to ensuring the continuity of democracy.
"Democracy is not just about holding elections — it means guaranteeing people's freedom and fundamental rights," Tarique said in a message marking the 'Shaheed Jihad Day'.
Nazir Uddin Ahmed Jihad, a Chhatra Dal activist from Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj, was shot dead in Dhaka on October 10, 1990, during the movement against the autocratic rule of HM Ershad.
In his message, Tarique urged the nation to uphold the spirit of Jihad's sacrifice to resist any potential domestic and foreign conspiracies.
"We must carry Jihad's ideals in our hearts — to defeat internal and external plots, safeguard the country's freedom and sovereignty, and restore true democracy," he said.
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