Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) chief organiser (southern region), Hasnat Abdullah, has alleged that BNP’s Assistant International Affairs Secretary Rumeen Farhana is being subjected to cyberbullying on social media, urging people to move away from such practices.

Speaking to journalists on Tuesday after visiting a special photo exhibition organized by “Mayer Dak” — a platform of families of disappeared persons — in front of the National Parliament, Hasnat said, “Rumeen Farhana is being cyberbullied. Offensive remarks are being made about her. Personal or political differences do not justify maligning a woman or engaging in character assassination. We must move away from this culture.”

He stressed that internal divisions among pro-democracy parties would only benefit the ousted Awami League. “We will have disagreements, and those should remain within democratic processes. But fascism cannot be defeated without unity. If we allow divisions to deepen, AL will take advantage, and no one else will gain from it,” he warned.

Responding to a question about Rumeen’s critical social media post regarding him, Hasnat dismissed it as “slander, suppression of dissent, and personal character assassination — all enemies of democracy.”

He urged opposition groups that took to the streets before August 5 to remain united.

Reflecting on the exhibition of enforced disappearance victims, Hasnat said, “We too have been victims of this. Perhaps we have been freed from this chain after August 5, but many families are still searching for their loved ones.”

He accused the authorities of not allowing the Commission on Enforced Disappearances to function independently and urged Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus to take a clear stance.

“We are not against state institutions; we want reforms to make them people-oriented. Professor Yunus must publish a clear roadmap. He may leave after holding elections, but history and the families of the disappeared will never absolve him of this responsibility,” Hasnat said.

On the timing of the upcoming elections, he remarked, “The date is not our main concern. It may be in February, in December, or even tomorrow. What matters is that the proposed reforms and legal frameworks are ensured before elections take place.”