Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- In a scathing attack, National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator and Jamaat-led 11-party alliance candidate for Dhaka-8 Nasiruddin Patwary on Saturday described BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman as a 'paper tiger' and Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal 'terrorist organisations'.

"Tarique Rahman's pressure sometimes leads the government to open fire on the July movement activists, and sometimes on its own people. Tarique Rahman is actually a paper tiger. There is nothing to fear about him," Nasiruddin said while addressing a rally titled 'Rally for Bangladesh' organised by July Oikya at the Central Shaheed Minar in the afternoon.

Criticising both Tarique Rahman and Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, he said, "Yunus Sir, out of fear ...