Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has called on party leaders and activists to remain at polling stations until the complete results are officially announced.
The Jamaat Ameer made the call in a Facebook post in the evening.
In another post, he wrote that if Allah grants victory to the oppressed, there will be no processions, no slogans, and no celebrations — instead, they will all fall in prostration (sehannnnne
“We will thank Allah Almighty with all our hearts and seek the special help of the Great Lord in serving the nation,” he said.
Voting in Bangladesh’s national election concluded on Thursday in a largely peaceful atmosphere, with high hopes of restoring genuine democracy and securing a strong mandate for national reforms.
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The polling began at 7:30am and continued until 4:30pm without interruption at 42,659 polling stations in 299 out of 300 constituencies, amid the deployment of nearly one million security personnel and another one million polling staff.
Alongside the parliamentary election, voters also participated in a referendum to express their views through ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ votes on proposals for several constitutional amendments.