BNP似乎将宗教极端主义看作一个打破反对党 — — 受到世俗主义的城市中产阶级大力支持的孟加拉国人民联盟（Awami League）权力的武器。
The BNP appears to view religious extremism as a tool to break the power of the opposition Awami League, which is largely supported by the secular and urban middle classes.