Dhaka, June 26 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed deep concern over the rising trend of mob justice in Bangladesh, calling it a dangerous descent into violent hysteria and a serious threat to human dignity and democratic progress.

In a statement issued on Wednesday to mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Tarique denounced mob justice as a grave violation of civil rights and the rule of law.

"A violent hysteria, now manifesting as 'mob justice', has become an enemy of humanity," he wrote in a Facebook post.

Tarique noted that although overt fascist rule may no longer be visible, Bangladesh has yet to begin the true process of building democratic institutions and ensuring their proper functioning....