Dhaka, July 29 -- There will be no outcome by creating mountain pressure on the BNP, the party's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Monday.

"BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has given a slogan - "Bangladesh First." What does that mean? Raising this question, Mirza Fakhrul said, "It means we do not bow our heads to anyone. We don't look towards any other country for direction."

He said, "Let me make it very clear - no matter who tries what today, no matter how much pressure is created to corner us, it won't work. The people of this country have fought, and they know how to fight. They fought to overthrow autocracy. They fought to achieve independence and to free the country."

Mirza Fakhrul made these remarks while i...