BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has urged the public to uphold the teachings of Ramadan by encouraging good deeds and discouraging wrongdoings.
Tarique was virtually addressing an Iftar event from London, organized by the BNP on the first day of Ramadan to honour religious scholars and orphans, at Dhaka Ladies Club in Eskaton, Dhaka.
Eighty orphan students from Farmgate Islami Mission Madrasa and Shantinagar Bazar National Muslim Madrasa participated in the event.
“The verses of the Holy Quran teach us to encourage our relatives, friends, and everyone around us to do good deeds and discourage bad deeds. If we do this from our respective positions, we will gradually be able to build a society and country that we desire,” he said.
Tarique added: “Ramadan teaches us to practice self-restraint. It teaches us how to be patient and how to stand beside people from a humanitarian perspective. At the same time, it teaches us to stand by all of Allah’s creations. Ramadan teaches us to take care of the creations.”
The BNP acting chairman called upon all to pray for the well-being of the people, peace and prosperity of Bangladesh.
“Let us raise our hands in prayer on the first day of Ramadan for our parents, for the orphans present here who have lost their loved ones, and for all of us,” he said.
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, who chaired the event, emphasized maintaining the sanctity of Ramadan.
“Ramadan teaches us several important things,” he said, adding: “Always speaking the truth, staying on the path of truth, being impartial, and working for the benefit of humanity—these are the lessons Ramadan teaches us.”
Meanwhile, Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas raised concerns about efforts to create divisions between the party and religious scholars both inside and outside the country.
“This division will not only affect the BNP but will create fractures within the nation. These divisions will invite foreign interference and ultimately harm the country,” he said.