Nurul Haque Nur, member secretary of Gono Odhikar Parishad, has said that the Awami League government executed some “innocent” leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami on “India’s prescription”. “Jamaat is not legally banned. But it is the Awami League that has executed some innocent leaders of Jamaat, in the name of war crimes trial, prescribed by India,” Nur said. Also read: Nur defends top aide Tarek’s “offensive remarks” on Hindu religious scripture Speaking at a Gono Odhikar Parishad rally in front of the National Press Club on Wednesday, he said, “Jamaat has held a rally in Dhaka for the first time in 10 years. Three ministers of Awami League said it was a political decision by the government.” “I believe Jamaat’s ideology and its politics will not allow it to do anything that benefits the Awami League. But there is no last word when it comes to politics. We do not know Jamaat’s current position. But it is clear from their statements that they will be on the streets,” Nur said. Also read: Jamaat holds first rally after a decade, demands polls under caretaker govt "We need everyone’s support to overthrow this government. So, we are with BNP, Jamaat, Jatiya Party, Charmonai …whoever will be on the streets. We are not in favour of keeping this government in power even for a single week,” he added. Referring to the recent Barishal city corporation election, Nur said, “You have seen a candidate being beaten up and left in a bloodied state. He is a veteran figure, a respected figure among Muslim scholars. We condemn this attack on him.” Also read: Awami League's policy unchanged despite allowing Jamaat rally: Home Minister

Police arrested 45 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday while they were holding an anti-government meeting in Noakhali.The arrests were made following a tip off, around 12:30 pm while the Jamaat members were holding a secret meeting at the second floor of Al-Farooq Academy at Maijdi said Md Shahidul Islam, Additonal Superintendent of district police.“During the arrest several provocative books on religious aggression were recovered from which we suspect they were planning anti-government activities to create an unstable situation, capitalizing religious sentiments,” said the ASP. Also read: Rajshahi city Jamaat secretay held over vandalismSome of the arrestees are Md Hanif, 52, Amir of Shonaimuri upazila Jamaat, Mowlana Omar Faruq, 52, General Secretary of Chatkhil upazila Jamaat, Mohiuddin Hasan, 48, General Secretary of Shenbag upazila Jamaat, Enayet Ullah, 42, Office Secretary of Kabirhat upazila Jamaat, Belayet Hossain, 52, of Assistant Secretary of Companyganj upazila Jamaat, Nur Hossain, 35, Amir of Chatkhil municipality Jamaat, said Md Jakir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Shudharampur Model police station. Also read: Jamaat leader's son in Palashbari AL, claims local leader“Police filed a case against the arrested under the Special Power Act. The arrestees were sent to jail in the afternoon after producing them before court,” said OC Jakir Hossain.

Detective Branch of Pabna Police on Sunday arrested five top leaders including the Ameer of Pabna district Jamaat-e-Islami from Bus terminal area of Pabna town. The detainees are Pabna District Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Prof Abu Taleb Mandal, Naib-e-Ameer and former chairman of Atgharia Upazila Parishad Maulana Zahurul Islam Khan, Naib-e-Ameer Professor Nazrul Islam, Finance Secretary Maulana Abdus Shakur and Workers Welfare Federation Pabna District President Rezaul Karim. Acting on a tip off that Jamaat leaders were holding secret meetings for planning anti-government and sabotage activities, police conducted a drive at Darul Aman Trust campus in Pabna at noon and arrested them, said Abdul Hannan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Detective Branch of Pabna Police.   However, Pabna district Jamaat secretary principal Hafeez Maulana Iqbal Hossain said it was not a party meeting but a meeting of the board of trustees of Darul Aman Trust.

Police have arrested 10 female leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh on Friday in Satkhira. They were arrested from the house of Abdul Jalil in Bashtala upazila in Satkhira during a secret meeting. The arrestees are Majeda Khatun (45), Firoza Begum (55), Morzina Khatun (50), Farida Khatun (45), Rizia Khatun (35), Rafiza Khatun (45), Beauty Khatun (45) of Alipur village of Sadar upazila. Khadija Parveen (40), China Parveen (35) of Sultanpur and Anwara Begum (58) of Bagerhat district. Satkhira Sadar Police officer-in-charge Mohammad Delwar Hussain said that a raid was carried out on Friday morning over a tip-off. During the raid 33 jihadi books were also recovered. A case has been filed against the arrestees at Satkhira police station, he said.

Oli Ahmed, president of the BNP-led 20-party alliance partner Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), on Wednesday demanded the release of Jamaat leaders arrested under the Anti-Terrorism Act. In a statement, he said every political party in Bangladesh has a constitutional right to run its political activities. “The government has unjustifiably arrested Jamaat-e-Islami senior leaders, including its secretary general Mia Golam Parwar, out of the spirit of revenge. It’s an unlawful act,” the LDP leader said. He said the Jamaat leaders were discussing their party’s activities peacefully sitting at a residence. “There’s nothing wrong with that.” READ: 10 including Jamaat GS held in the city Oli said it is regrettable that the current government has established a ‘one-party autocratic’ rule in the country.  “The consequences of all kinds of injustice can never be good. I hope the government will realise the fact and immediately release all the arrested Jamaat leaders, including its secretary general,” he stated. On Monday, police arrested Golam Parwar and eight other Jamaat leaders from a house in Bashundhara residential area in the capital. Later, they were shown arrested in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act for orchestrating anti-state activities and plotting. Though Jamaat is one of the key partners of it, neither the 20-party nor BNP issued any statement directly demeaning the release of the Islamist party leaders. On Tuesday, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir issued a statement voicing concern over the arrest of opposition party leaders and demanding their release. He, however, did not mention the name of Jamaat or the names of its arrested leaders in the statement. READ: Former Jamaat MP Shahjahan Chowdhury put on 3-day remand In that statement, Fakhrul said the government has gone crazy to arrest the leaders and activists of opposition parties, including BNP.  He also demanded the release of the arrested leaders of BNP and other opposition parties and withdrawal of ‘fabricated’ cases filed against them.