Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called upon the international community to take immediate and decisive action against what he terms Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

"The world must now take immediate action to take genuine steps enshrined in international law and human morality against Israeli genocide," he said in a statement on his verified Facebook page early Wednesday.

The BNP leader also urged the international community to use all economic, political and diplomatic avenues to ensure there is an immediate and lasting ceasefire and allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Citing the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948), he pointed to the definiti...