Holding its first rally in the capital after a decade, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami demanded holding the next national election under a non-party caretaker government, reports UNB.
Jamaat leaders also called upon the party followers to get ready for taking to the streets to force the government to accept their demand.
This is the first time since 2013 that Jamaat was able to hold a political programme in the capital as the Dhaka Metropolitan Police gave the party permission for the programme on some conditions.
Party’s Dhaka South city unit arranged the rally at the Institution of the Engineers, Bangladesh on Saturday protesting the price hikes in daily essentials and demanding the restoration of the caretaker government and the release of the party’s arrested leaders and activists.
Huge number of leaders of activists of Jamaat and Chhatra Shibir joined the rally held with the party’s Dhaka south unit president Nurul Islam Bulbul presiding.
A written statement was read out on behalf of Acting Jamaat Ameer Mujibur Rahman.
In the statement, Mujibur Rahman said the country’s people will not accept the next election under the partisan government.
“So take steps for holding the election under a caretaker government demonstrating your good sense. There is no alternative to it.”
Mujibur also placed a 10-point demand, including holding the election under the caretaker government, the release of party leaders and workers and reopening all party offices.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
