Dhaka, July 17 -- The BNP Standing Committee has strongly condemned the attack on a rally of the National Citizen Party (NCP) in Gopalganj, saying criminals and supporters of the fascist Awami League carried out the attack to disrupt the democratic process.

The party also hoped that political parties will determine their programmes very carefully in the coming days, said a press release issued on Thursday by the party on the outcome of its Standing Committee meeting held on Wednesday night.

"The meeting believes that the supporters of the fallen fascist Hasina attacked the rally of the National Citizen Party, which played a significant role in the anti-fascist movement, in a planned way to disrupt the democratic process," the release sa...