Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- Stating that many people have grown intolerant due to long-term deprivation of rights, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged all to embrace humanity and show compassion towards all living beings by rejecting cruelty.

"I feel that a kind of intolerance may have developed in many of us due to the loss of all democratic and political rights as citizens for more than a decade and a half. Overcoming this intolerance, let us commit to embracing humanity and rejecting cruelty," he said.

Speaking virtually at a 'Gathering of Life and Animals', Tarique also said he believes that if humans can ensure their rights within the state and society, they will also be more careful and conscious in protecting the rights o...