, Jan. 19 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday said politics must move beyond decades of blame and confrontation, and instead focus on improving the lives of ordinary people and standing by them in times of need.

"Those of us who are in politics-who do we do it for? We do it for the people of this country. In short, in simple words, standing beside the people is the highest form of politics," he said while virtually addressing a programme in Jashore where BNP provided financial assistance to a three-year-old girl, Afia, who was born with albinism, a genetic condition.

Tarique said true politics is about serving people and easing their suffering, not just criticising rival parties from public platforms. "If politics is only about bla...