Staff Correspondent:

BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said the oppression of Awami League leaders was like that of the Yazid forces.

He made this comment in a message given on the eve of the holy Ashura.

In the message, he said, 10th Muharram is a very eventful and memorable day for the followers of Islam as innumerable events took place on this day in the history of the world.

“Therefore, the glory of this day is infinite. This day is associated with the memory of a tragic and sad event, which is observed as the holy Ashura,” he said.

He said while fighting against injustice and oppression, Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), the beloved grandson of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), was martyred on this day in the desert of Karbala.

“This day is a day of mourning, respect and sacrifice,” said Tarique Rahman.

He said protesting against worldly injustice and corruption and the sacrifice of Imam Hussain (RA) have become a glorious example for Muslims and the world, including Bangladesh.

Imam Hussain’s suffering and martyrdom and the sacrifice he made to keep Islam alive are considered a source of great inspiration in the world, he said adding on the other hand, the essence of justice, piety, sacrifice and human dignity centred on the Creator are revealed.

Tarique Rahman recalled the martyrdom of Hazrat Hussain (RA) as an example of an unprecedented ideological struggle against injustice, oppression and oppression,

The Imam Bahini sacrificed their lives in the war against those who were obsessed with power and destroyed justice and humanity. The martyrdom of the Imam Bahini in Karbala has always inspired the oppressed people in every country to free themselves from the clutches of oppressors.

He said that in the last 16 years, the “fallen Awami fascist government” had established a reign of indescribable exploitation and oppression, including all kinds of fraudulent elections, deprivation of people’s voting rights, disappearances, extrajudicial killings, terrorism, violence and smuggling of the country’s money abroad.

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia was sentenced to imprisonment in a false case and was deprived of proper medical treatment and was made to face death, he said.

The BNP acting chairman said the repression of the Awami leaders who fled the country was equivalent to the Yazid army.

“We will have to continue our continuous struggle until justice and fairness are established in the country with the spirit of sacrifice of Imam Hossain (RA) and his close associates. And so that no ruthless tyrant emerges in any way, the war of the Imam army will always inspire us to resist,” he said.

Tarique Rahman paid deep respect to the memory of martyr Hazrat Imam Hossain (RA), his martyred family and companions on the occasion of their martyrdom, and pray for the forgiveness of their souls.