Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has cautioned against certain individuals and groups frequently mentioned in social media and public discourse as figures the nation witnessed engaged in appalling acts in 1971.

He spoke virtually from London on Sunday during the inauguration of BNP's "Plan for Building the Nation".

Tarique said, "The people of the country saw them in 1971. Back then, they killed thousands to protect their own interests, just as tyrants slaughtered countless people before fleeing to preserve power."

Without naming any specific party or individual, he warned that those advocating "just watch them once" were recalling the very individuals responsible for mass atrocities and the violation of women's hono...