He expressed their party’s firm resolve to identify and resist those who are trying to destabilise the political environment, obstruct the national election, and indirectly create a path for the rise of fascism.

Fakhrul said that despite the presence of a large number of people and law enforcement agencies nearby, the lack of any resistance has raised questions in the public mind about the incident.

He alleged that the events of 9 July were deliberately spread online on 11 July during ‘prime time’ after Juma prayers on Friday.

After that, the BNP leader alleged that certain social media accounts and pages began sharing pre-prepared photo cards in a coordinated manner. “This suggests that propaganda materials had been prepared in advance, indicating a planned campaign to spread false information online.”

Fakhrul also expressed frustration over the government’s indifference in preventing dirty politics.

He said they hope all responsible political parties will be aware of the grave consequences of the current deteriorating political situation.

The BNP leader warned that if undemocratic and unethical behaviour continues to hinder the path toward democracy, those responsible must be held accountable.

Expressing BNP’s strong stance against offenders, Fakhrul stated that there can be no sympathy or bias when it comes to criminals.

Fakhrul said a criminal should not be identified by any party affiliation and that an individual's crime has no connection with the party.

The BNP leader said Sohag’s political identity is irrelevant—he was a citizen, tragically taken by terrorism. “We too demand exemplary punishment,” Fakhrul said.

He said such a brutal killing of Sohag, carried out in broad daylight by only a few criminals, could be seen as a deliberate attempt to destroy the rule of law, standing in complete contrast to the spirit of the mass uprising of July, just a year ago.

The BNP Secretary General affirmed that there was no question of stepping back from their commitment to stand by the victim’s family and to provide them with legal support.