Rangpur: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Moulana Abdul Halim today emphasized the necessity for the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections to be conducted in a free, fair, and acceptable manner, with the July National Charter serving as the legal foundation. Halim proposed that a referendum should be organized by November, alongside the trial of perpetrators responsible for the deaths of July-August martyrs, including Abu Sayeed and Mugdho, and the implementation of essential reforms.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Halim delivered his statements as the chief guest at a press conference organized by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Rangpur District and Metropolitan units at the party office in Shapla Intersection. This conference coincided with a Rukon conference aimed at electing the central Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Halim stressed the importance of reforms based on the July Charter, warning that the bloodshed of numerous students and citizens would be in vain if the current structure remains unchanged.
Halim further called for visible judgment of the previous regime’s oppression, torture, genocide, and corruption before the elections. He criticized the fascist Awami League and its allies, the Jatiya Party and the 14-party alliance, for 15 years of alleged oppression, torture, and resource exploitation. Consequently, he demanded the banning of activities related to the Jatiya Party and the 14-party alliance.
The events were presided over by Vice-principal Moulana ATM Azam Khan, a member of the Central Majlis-e-Shura of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the Rangpur Metropolitan Ameer. Notable attendees included Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Central Working Committee member Professor Mahbubur Rahman Belal, Forum of Diploma Engineers President Muhammad Abdus Sattar Shah, Rangpur District Secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami Moulana Enamul Haque, Rangpur Metropolitan Secretary Anwarul Haque Kajal, and Kotwali Thana Ameer Moulana Golam Kibria.