Dhaka:Prime Minister's Political Assistant Rashed Khan has accused Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman of being a 'national liar' amid controversy surrounding an alleged meeting between Jamaat leaders and an Indian intelligence official.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Rashed Khan made these remarks on his verified Facebook account, claiming that Shafiqur Rahman had earned the reputation of a national liar before the entire nation. Khan urged Shafiqur, if he had any sense of shame, not to enter the Jatiya Sangsad again without apologizing for his statement.
Rashed Khan questioned the need for further evidence of the meeting involving Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar and an Indian intelligence official. He has publicly stated that a meeting took place between visiting Indian intelligence officers and Jamaat-e-Islami's senior leadership, even publishing a video purportedly showing the meeting.
Rashed further claimed that prominent journalists in the country were aware of the meeting and criticized Shafiqur Rahman for allegedly damaging his and his party's political credibility by making false statements in the Jatiya Sangsad.
The controversy was fueled by statements from Leader of the Opposition Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, who challenged Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed to specify which political party allegedly had links to foreign intelligence agencies. Dr. Rahman denied any meetings between Jamaat and foreign intelligence representatives, asserting that Jamaat is a political party that meets only with political opponents and friends.