Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Friday called for national unity and the creation of a fair and equal Bangladesh.
“Our children and people from all walks of life gave their lives for a non-discriminatory society,” he said at an event in Jashore.
“We want a Bangladesh where everyone, regardless of caste, religion, or party, enjoys equal rights.”
He emphasized protecting national unity and staying alert against forces trying to divide the country.
He said, “We have to maintain this national unity… No one can destroy this unity. For this, our students and the people of all Bangladesh must be vigilant.”
Shafiqur Rahman accused the former government of perpetuating injustice, forced disappearances and smuggling resources abroad.
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“Those who spread the branches of fascism on us, those who carried out violence for 15 and a half years, those who committed murder, looted the country's resources and smuggled them abroad, we will not forgive them,” he said.
He vowed to seek justice for these actions.
Referring to his party’s struggles, he said many Jamaat leaders, including Delwar Hossain Sayedee, Golam Azam, Ali Ahsan Mujahid and Abdul Quader Mollah, were killed unfairly. Despite oppression, the party remains committed to its goals, he added.
Praising Jashore’s history of resistance, he recalled the contributions of Major MA Jalil and his comrades during the Liberation War.