Release Azharul Islam: Jamaat Ameer

Dhaka, 18 Feb  - Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday said that their movement will continue until the release of its Assistant Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam and the restoration of the party's registration.

"He (Azharul) has been languishing in jail for 12-13 years without committing any crime. We don't want him to stay even for 13 more minutes in jail. We are humble but not fool. Don’t make a mistake by treating our politeness as weakness," he told a rally organised in Baitul Mukarram area in Dhaka demanding Azharul Islam’s release.

The Jamaat Ameer also called for the immediate reinstatement of the party’s registration, asking, “Do you want to do what the oppressive government did? Did students and the public sacrifice their lives for this?”

He emphasised that their struggle is yet to be ended. “The war is ongoing. Thousands of students and common people are ready to give their lives on the streets. All conspiracies have been thwarted by them.”

The rally spanning areas around Paltan, Baitul Mukarram, Nightingale, Kakrail, Zero Point, and the Press Club drew a huge gathering of party members.

Following the rally, a protest procession led by Ameer was brought out.

Earlier, on February 17, in a statement, Secretary General and former MP Professor Mia Golam Parwar called on party leaders, workers, and people from all walks of life to ensure the success of the rally and the protest march.