BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday said that the sacrifices of those who laid down their lives in various mass movements throughout Bangladesh’s history must never be allowed to go in vain, stressing that the establishment of a justice-based and democratic state is the only true way to honour the martyrs.
He made the remarks in a televised address to the nation at around 7:15pm on Monday, delivered on the occasion of the 13th National Parliamentary Election and Referendum 2026.
The speech was broadcast live on Bangladesh Television (BTV).
Referring to key moments in the country’s history, Tarique said that from the 1971 Liberation War to the anti-hegemony movement of 7 November 1975, the mass uprising against autocracy in 1990, the Shapla Chattar killings, and most recently the 2024 struggle to protect independence, countless people have sacrificed their lives for the nation.
He noted that the loss of a single life brings an end to the dreams, hopes, and possibilities of an entire family, adding that no compensation can ever fully make up for such loss.
“Our responsibility, as those who are still alive, is to build the Bangladesh envisioned by the martyrs,” he said.
Tarique emphasised that building a just, humane, and accountable democratic state would be the highest form of respect to all those who sacrificed their lives for the country and its people.
He added that without establishing democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, the dignity of the martyrs’ sacrifices cannot be upheld.
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