Her party will adopt a "core strategy" of resisting radicalism by working against poverty and unemployment, she said at a press conference in The Westin hotel in Dhaka.
“At present, terrorism, extremism and militancy have become a perilous problem for the nation.
"Democratic deficit, absence of the rule of law and violations of human rights are among the reasons for the rise of terrorism, extremism and militancy in Bangladesh.”
"All efforts for national development will fail if this problem of terrorism cannot be resolved. The nation will plunge into terrible instability.
This is why BNP will take stern measures against terrorism, extremism and militancy.
BNP said it would encourage inter-faith dialogues.