Election Engineering: Jamaat Protests Demand Arrest of Khalilur and Rizwana

❐ Staff Reporter

The Yunus government held a controversial election on February 12, excluding the country’s main political party, Awami League, and the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami. This time, Jamaat-e-Islami has openly accused the government of ‘election engineering’ in this election.

The war crimes group has announced a protest program demanding the arrest of former advisors Syeda Rizwana Hasan and Khalilur Rahman.

The party has announced to hold a protest march and rally in the capital after Jumma prayers on Friday, March 6. The program was announced in a post on the party’s verified Facebook page on Friday morning.

The post states that the real verdict of the people has been influenced through ‘election engineering’ surrounding the 13th National Parliament election. In the interest of a fair investigation into this allegation, former advisors Syeda Rizwana Hasan and Khalilur Rahman have been demanded to be arrested and questioned immediately.

According to the announcement, a protest march and rally will be held at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital after Friday prayers. The party has called on leaders and activists from various police stations and ward levels in the capital to participate in it.

Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar is scheduled to attend the program as the chief guest.

Earlier, on Thursday, March 5, the party’s Naib-e-Ameer and Deputy Leader of the Opposition Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher raised these allegations and demands at a press conference organized at the Jamaat’s central office in Moghbazar in the capital.