Law minister calls for unity against terrorism

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has called for collective resistance against all forms of terrorism, irrespective of political ideology or affiliation, saying humanity should be the basis of unity in a Bangladesh free from divisive politics.

“We are speaking out against arson terrorism and information terrorism. We want a Bangladesh where humanity, rising above the politics of division and differences, will be the main foundation of unity among people,” he said.

The minister made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the annual general meeting and conference-2026 of Dhaka University’s Jagannath Hall Alumni Association on Friday.

Jagannath Hall Alumni Association President Tapan Chandra Majumder chaired the programme. High Court Judge Justice Gobinda Chandra Thakur, Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor ABM Obaidul Islam, Jagannath Hall Provost Professor Debashish Pal, association General Secretary Srinibas Chandra Majhi and BNP Central Joint Organising Secretary Jayanta Kumar Kundu, among others, attended. Asaduzzaman said the government wanted to build a peaceful and prosperous Bangladesh by upholding humanity, democracy, human rights, the rule of law and justice, above communalism and divisive politics.

Highlighting the importance of national identity over religious differences, he said people might have different religious beliefs, but they shared the same blood, breathed the same air and consumed food produced by the same land.

Referring to the BNP’s political image, the law minister said there had once been attempts to portray the party as anti-Hindu and anti-minority. However, people's thinking and attitudes had changed through the 2024 mass uprising.

He said members of the Hindu community in his constituency had extended him overwhelming support and voted for the BNP, demonstrating a change in people's attitudes and the need to move towards progressive thinking.