Jamaat demands elections through PR method
A national rally was held at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on July 19 at the initiative of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami with 7 demands including ensuring a level playing field for free, fair, impartial and peaceful elections, trial of all genocides, necessary fundamental reforms, implementation of the July Charter and Declaration, rehabilitation of the families of those martyred and injured in the July coup, holding national elections through the PR system and provision of voting facilities for more than 10 million expatriates. The national rally was presided over by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman. The program began with the recitation of the Holy Quran along with the money.
Jamaat Ameer’s Speech
In the President’s speech, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said, “We express our gratitude to those whose sacrifices and sacrifices led to the downfall of the fascists. We will remember them forever. We will do whatever is necessary for their welfare. We should not despise them. We should not belittle other parties. We will protect political etiquette. We will create the foundation of national unity. Those who have spoken here have spoken what I think. We have to fight another fight against corruption. We will win that fight, God willing, and build a corruption-free Bangladesh, God willing.”
He said, Jamaat MPs will not take tax-free cars or government flats. The trial of the Sara Desh genocide, the 24’s genocide, the Peelkhana genocide, and the Shapla Chattar genocide must be ensured on the soil of Bengal.
Jamaat Ameer’s Speech
In the President’s speech, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said, “We express our gratitude to those whose sacrifices and sacrifices led to the downfall of the fascists. We will remember them forever. We will do whatever is necessary for their welfare. We should not despise them. We should not belittle other parties. We will protect political etiquette. We will create the foundation of national unity. Those who have spoken here have spoken what I think. We have to fight another fight against corruption. We will win that fight, God willing, and build a corruption-free Bangladesh, God willing.”
He said, Jamaat MPs will not take tax-free cars or government flats. The trial of the Sara Desh genocide, the 24’s genocide, the Peelkhana genocide, and the Shapla Chattar genocide must be ensured on the soil of Bengal.
Unity, opposition to fascism in the voices of speakers
Among the invited guests who spoke were – Islami Andolan Bangladesh Secretary General Principal Hafez Yunus Ahmad, Hefazat-e-Islam Nayeb Amir Maulana Mohiuddin Rabbani, NCP Member Secretary Mr. Akhtar Hossain, Khilafat Majlis Secretary General Dr. Ahmed Abdul Quader, Khilafat Andolan Amir Abu Zafar Qasemi, Gana-Odhikar Parishad Chairman Mr. Nurul Haque Noor, Islami Andolan Bangladesh Presidium Member Professor Ashraf Ali Akon, NCP Northern Region Chief Organizer Sarjis Alam, Nezame Islam Secretary General Musa Bin Izhar, National Hindu Mahajot Secretary General Dr. Govinda Chandra Pramanik, Bangladesh Development Party President Ed. AKM Anwarul Islam, Nayebe Amir of Khilafat Majlis Maulana Mujibur Rahman Hamidi, NorthSouth University student SM Mostafizur Rahman, JAGPA Vice President and Spokesperson Engineer Rashed Pradhan, prominent media personality Dr. Faizul Haque, members of some martyred families and some July fighters.
Other speakers at the national rally included – Central Executive Council Member Mazlum Janneta Mr. ATM Azharul Islam, Nayebe Amir former MP Professor Mujibur Rahman, Nayebe Amir former MP Dr. Syed Abdullah Md. Taher, Secretary General former MP Professor Mia Golam Parwar, Assistant Secretary General Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan and former MP Dr. Hamidur Rahman Azad, Central Executive Council Member, Dhaka Metropolitan South Amir Mr. Nurul Islam Bulbul, Central Executive Council Member, Dhaka Metropolitan North Amir Mr. Md. Selim Uddin, member of the central working committee, learned lawyer of the Supreme Court Ed. Jasim Uddin Sarkar, central president of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir Zahidul Islam, secretary general of Islami Chhatra Shibir Nurul Islam Saddam, former president of Dhaka University Islami Chhatra Shibir Sadiq Kayem, one of the July fighters.
Assistant Secretary General Ed. Ehsanul Mahbub Zubair, secretary of the central publicity and media department Ed. Matiur Rahman Akand, secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan South Dr. Shafiqul Islam Masud and secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan North Dr. Rezaul Karim were present at the national rally jointly organized by Nayebe Amir former MP Maulana Anam Shamsul Islam, assistant secretary general Maulana ATM Masum, Maulana Abdul Halim, Ed. Moazzam Hossain Helal and Maulana Muhammad Shahjahan, Central Executive Council Member Mr. Saiful Alam Khan Milon, Mr. Abdur Rab, Principal Md. Shahabuddin, Principal Md. Izzat Ullah and Mr. Mubarak Hossain among others.
Islami Andolan Bangladesh Secretary General Principal Hafez Maulana Yunus Ahmed said, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s 7-point plan is good for the country. We fully support the 7-point plan. The youth will move forward with the Islamic flag, God willing.
Islami Andolan Bangladesh Presidium Member Professor Ashraf Ali Akon said, Awami League is the name of destruction, curse, money laundering, oppression and torture. It has turned the country into a jungle. If the fascists come back, no one will have the skin of their backs, PR system is in operation in 90 countries around the world. Only one party in our country does not want PR system.
Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) Member Secretary Mr. Akhtar Hossain said, democracy cannot be protected through elections alone. To protect it, fundamental reforms must be made. We want elections under the PR system. Those who do not want PR are deceiving the nation. The fascists did not give the minimum rights to Muslims. People of all religions in this country will live in peace.
Mr. Sarjis Alam, the chief organizer of the northern region of the National Citizens Party (NCP), said, “There will be no place for Mujibism in Bangladesh. The murderer Hasina must be tried. There will be no place for Indian hegemony. The judiciary must be impartial. The 1972 constitution must be kept aside. Women’s rights and the rights of minorities must be fulfilled. All those who oppose fascism must remain united. Extortionists and terrorists must be resisted.”
Details of past torture in the statements of Jamaat leaders
Mr. ATM Azharul Islam, a member of the Executive Council of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, an oppressed people’s leader, said, “I was imprisoned in the prison of the oppressive government for 14 years. They conspired to kill me by hanging me. So I want to say that just as the country has gained independence anew, so have I gained independence anew. By the will of Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, I was able to appear in front of millions of people from the gallows. My assassination was planned. I want to appeal to the government. Our leaders have been killed by hanging them and by keeping them in jail. Those who killed them should be brought under the law and tried. What was their crime? Their crime was that they were for the people of this country and for Islam.
He said, “Who has escaped today? No leader or activist of Jamaat-e-Islami has escaped. We have seen Bangladesh for 54 years. But there has been no change in Bangladesh in 54 years. To change the fate of 180 million people, the country must be governed by the laws of the Quran.” We want the law of God and the rule of righteous people.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayebe Ameer, former MP Professor Mujibur Rahman said, “Where Islam is, there is peace. Where there is no Islamic rule, there will be no peace. Corruption thrives there. Do you want to let suffering continue? If you don’t want to, Islamic law will be implemented in parliament. No other law will be implemented in parliament. We have to resist injustice with strength. We want to resist injustice.”
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayebe Ameer, former MP Dr. Syed Abdullah Md. Taher said, “Jamaat-e-Islami is the favorite party of all countrymen. It is a party of all people, regardless of religion or caste. Jamaat-e-Islami has been fighting against militancy. Jamaat’s fight will continue for the benefit of the people of the country.”
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General, former MP Professor Mia Golam Parwar said, “The Awami League government has hanged Jamaat leaders. Jamaat’s old leaders have been imprisoned and killed one by one.” The Ameer of Jamaat has ordered Jamaat-e-Islami to stand by the martyrs. It stands by the minorities. We want to establish a welfare state. He called on everyone to unite.
The organization expressed gratitude to the DMP, Traffic Division, Law Enforcement Forces, Electricity Division, Dhaka WASHA and all those who cooperated in implementing the rally. The organization also expressed gratitude to the countrymen and the people of Dhaka for their cooperation in implementing the rally.
