Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said fascist Awami League government had tried to finish the leadership of the party through the executions of their five top leaders through judicial processes.
He demanded justice for top five leaders including former Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid and Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Mollah as they were brutally executed using judicial processes.
Speaking at a workers' conference organized by the district Jamaat in Faridpur's Rajendra College field on Sunday, he said: "We demand justice for the killings of our top leaders, who were like crowns on our heads. We seek justice both from Allah and from worldly authorities."
The conference, presided over by District Jamaat Amir Maulana Mohammad Badruddin, was also attended by Jamaat's central Assistant Secretary General and former MP AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad as special guest.
Dr Shafiqur said: "No other party's top leaders have been executed like ours. Over the past 15 years, humanity in this country has been crushed under an unbearable weight. But Allah has brought about a positive change."
Addressing public fears about Jamaat's policies, he said: "They spread fear, claiming we would lock women in their homes or force them to wear black burqas. We will not coerce anyone. Those who wish to wear the burqa as a symbol of dignity may do so willingly."
Referring to the anti-discrimination movement, he said: "On August 5, 2024, through the leadership of our courageous youth in the anti-discrimination student movement, Allah returned the lost path to the people of this country. We are proud of them and will forever honor their sacrifices."
He said: "Awami League government killed scholars and ordinary people alike, claiming the country was theirs and we were mere tenants. They manipulated elections and turned state institutions into farces. From the 2014 election with empty polling stations to the midnight election of 2018, they've repeatedly undermined democracy."
Dr Shafiqur Rahman also praised the sacrifices of Jamaat leaders like Mir Quasem Ali, who returned to the country despite warnings and embraced martyrdom with dignity. "Unlike the Awami League, which fled, our leaders stayed to face the consequences out of love for the country," he said.
