TDS Desk:

BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed said the party has yet to create a conducive environment for the return of its acting chairman Tarique Rahman.

“It will take some more time, but he will definitely return home,” Salahuddin told reporters at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after returning from London on Sunday.

In response to a question about the message Tarique Rahman sent through him, Salahuddin said, “Our acting Chairman has instructed us to make every effort to keep the nation united, as otherwise, we understand that fascist forces and their associates could be emboldened.”

He said the nation has already witnessed such activities by fascist forces.

“I believe our ultimate challenge should be to foster the anti-fascist unity that has developed in Bangladesh as a political culture. Otherwise, fascism could rear its ugly head again,” the BNP leader warned.

Salahuddin Ahmed returned to Dhaka on Sunday after a two-week visit to London. He arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight at 12:50 pm, according to BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.

During his stay in London, Salahuddin met party acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to discuss political matters.

Salahuddin had left Dhaka for London on 20 Decemb