Brahmanbaria, Feb. 1 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said the only option for democratic forces is now to stay united to move the country forward and rebuild it with peace as the cohorts of the fallen fascists are trying to raise their ugly heads again.

"The autocrats against whom we waged the movement are now on the run. Although the head of the autocratic regime fled, many of its remnants are still present in Bangladesh," he said while virtually addressing the biennial council of the Brahmanbaria district unit BNP.

The council was held at the field of Sohagpur Abbasuddin Khan Model College. This council of BNP's Brahmanbaria district unity took place after nearly 12 years, as part of the party's efforts to overhaul its grass...