Jamaat’s secret worker Tarique quits party after bathing in milk

❐ District Representative

An underground activist named Sheikh Tariq has withdrawn from Jamaat-e-Islami, ending his political ties in secret for more than a decade in Fakirhat, Bagerhat.

Yesterday, Friday, June 12, he announced his resignation from the party by taking an unusual bath with milk.

Sheikh Tareq was a secret Jamaat worker from Ward No. 5 of Bahirdia-Mansa Union in Fakirhat Upazila.

His neighbors said his involvement with Jamaat-Shibir was not public. Although Tariq was never seen actively involved in the party’s activities, locals knew that he was secretly involved in Jamaat-Shibir politics. He was often seen with local leaders of Jamaat-Shibir.

According to family sources, Sheikh Tariq was secretly associated with the organization as an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami for the past 14-15 years.

Family members claim that he did not reveal his organizational identity to avoid police trouble. He worked tirelessly for the party in secret. He was active in the party’s propaganda, various political programs, and secret activities.

On Friday, before Friday prayers, Tareq formally announced his decision to leave the party by bathing in milk.

Regarding the reason for leaving the party, Sheikh Tariq said, “I was associated with Jamaat-e-Islami for 14-15 years. I was a worker in the party’s bad days. Now the party is in its good days. Now infiltrators are entering the party. For various reasons, my importance to the party has decreased and I have been discriminated against. So, on Friday, I took a bath with milk and freed myself from the party forever.”

He said that from now on, he will have no further connection with any political activities of the party.

However, local BNP workers told a different story. According to them, no one can leave Jamaat-Shibir politics. Tariq has now received a new responsibility, and the underground worker is secretly trying to infiltrate other parties.