BNP yesterday alleged that the ruling Awami League was giving various conditions as it was not willing to forge a national unity to deal with the growing threats of militancy and terrorism.

"Now the country is in a serious crisis. Had the ruling party  been sincere to tackle militancy and terrorism, they would not have given any condition for forging a unity even at this time," BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told reporters at the Army Stadium after paying homage to the victims of the Holey Artisan terrorist attack.

Following the attack, Fakhrul said all will have to get united forgetting the past bitterness and rivalry.

"Our chairperson yesterday [on Sunday] called for a national unity forgetting all divisions to deal with the country's serious crisis. We, on behalf of our party, came here today [yesterday] to pay our tribute to those killed in the terrorist attack," he added.

On Sunday, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at a press conference strongly denounced the attack and called upon all, irrespective of party and opinion, for forging a national unity against terrorism without further delay.

Turing down her call, AL Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Sunday said, "There can be no unity with BNP if it does not serve ties with Jamaat and regret for its previous mistakes."