He made the remarks at a policy dialogue titled “Independence of the Judiciary and the Rule of Law” at the CIRDAP auditorium in the capital. He warned that symbolic measures would not ensure the rule of law if groups took the law into their own hands and punishment of offenders was delayed. Speaking on the rule of law, Jatiya Party Secretary General Shamim Haider Patwary said injustice, whether before or after a revolution, would ultimately backfire. Responding to the remarks, Tajul Islam said the movement to topple Ganabhaban could not be equated with acts such as street robberies or attacks on religious minorities by individuals from particular groups. Former CPB general secretary Ruhin Hossain Prince countered that advocating the rule of law while encouraging mobs was contradictory and untenable in Bangladesh.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 18, 2026 13:03 UTC