Time Digital Report: Jamaat-e-Islami brought out a procession at Motijheel in Dhaka on Sunday demanding election under a caretaker government and immediate release of all leaders and activists including its chief Shafiqur Rahman.
Hundreds of leaders and activists of Jamaat, led by Nurul Islam Bulbul, Amir of the party’s Dhaka South City unit and a member of central executive committee, brought out the procession from Shapla Chatwar area at about 10:00am that ended at Ittefaq intersection.
They vowed to not to leave the streets until restoring the rights of people through ousting the current government.
Announcing nonstop programmes on streets, Bulbul urged the party activists to join all programmes to realise their various demands and protesting different issues including the price hike of daily essentials.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dhaka city unit arranged the demonstration and Dr. Shafiqul Islam Masud, secretary of the unit conducted the rally.
Bulbul said, ‘If torture is carried out on Jamaat and Chhatra Shibir activists to control their systematic political programmes, then they will be prevented from now on. We have come out with a demand to protect the country’s independence and sovereignty. Elections should be held immediately under a caretaker government. Sheikh Hasina should resign immediately and parliament must be dissolved. They will return home when the autocratic Awami League government will resign.
‘The process of announcement of the election schedule is underway. Any conspiracy to announce election schedule will be thwarted,’ Jamaat leader Bulbul added.
‘Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is a democratic and constitutional political organization. Jamaat believe in peaceful procession,’ he also added.
City Ameer demanded the release of Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, secretary general and former MP Mia Golum Parwer, city north Ameer Mohammad Selim Uddin, assistant secretary A T M Azharul Islam and a host of activists and alem-ulemas.
“As the country is yours, the country is ours. Don’t create massacre in the country. Don’t stand up against people. You are our brothers. We don’t think you are our enemies. We want peaceful protest as a legal political party,” Nurul Islam Bulbul said to the law enforcers.
Advocate Helal Uddin, member of central Mojlish-e-Shura and Nayeeb-e-Ameer of Jamaat Dhaka City South, Jamaat Dhaka City North secretary and member of central working committee Dr. Rezaul Karim, Mahfuzur Rahman, member of central Mojlish-e-Shura and assistant secretary of Jamaat Dhaka City North, Nazim Uddin Mollah, Dr. Fakharuddin Manik, Delware Hossain, assistant secretary of Jamaat Dhaka City South and Dr. Abdul Mannan were present in the demonstration.
Jamal Uddin, member of working committee of Jamaat Dhaka City North, Muhibullah, Ataur Rahman Sarker, Nasir Uddin, Mukararam Hossain, member of working committee of Jamaat Dhaka City South, Shamsur Rahman, labor leader Abdus Salam, former Shibir president Mubarak Hossain, Hafez Rasedul Islam, labor leader Hafijur Rahman, student leader Salah Uddin, Asaduzzaman, Takrim Hasan, Touhidul Islam and others were also present.
