BD to stand against Indian hegemony on Victory Day: Nahid

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Md Nahid Islam has said the people of Bangladesh will come together on Victory Day to stand against Indian hegemony and all conspiracies targeting the country, reports BSS.

"On Victory Day tomorrow (Tuesday), we will not take to the streets for celebration. We will take to the streets for resistance. In Dhaka and across Bangladesh, we will hold resistance rallies against Indian hegemony and all anti-Bangladesh conspiracies," he added.

Nahid was addressing the all-party resistance rally, organised by Inqilab Moncho at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital on Monday, protesting the attempted killing of Osman Hadi.

The NCP Convener said December 16 symbolises not only victory but also the beginning of a long journey of resistance.

"Just as we achieved victory on December 16, 1971, our journey of resistance also began that day. That resistance was against Indian aggression, and it has continued to this day," he said.

He said if India believed it could continue political interference in Bangladesh after August 5, including manipulating elections, "that assumption is wrong and will be proven wrong".

Referring to the shooting of Osman Hadi, Nahid said the attack was not an isolated incident. "With the bullet hitting Osman Hadi, the July Revolution has been attacked. Every time Bangladesh is attacked, its youth rise in resistance," he said.