Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman stated on Thursday that the deposed fascist Awami League has no right to engage in politics or participate in elections in the country.

“The party [Awami League] that committed genocide, that shot people in the chest with weapons bought by the citizens of this country to cling to power – do they have the right to engage in politics?” he questioned.

The Jamaat leader made these remarks while addressing a roadside rally at the Atharomile crossing in Dumuria upazila of Khulna district.

“Although the previous autocratic government has fled the country, they are still conspiring to destabilise the nation,” he added.

Shafiqur Rahman further alleged that the fallen fascist Awami League has taken pens from students’ hands and replaced them with weapons.

“They [the deposed fascists] have siphoned off the money earned through the hard work of the country's people to foreign lands,” he said.

The Jamaat ameer claimed that those who governed the country over the past 15 and a half years have failed to bring progress to the nation but have enriched themselves.

“Instead of creating jobs for the people, they have deprived them of their livelihoods. Millions of people were left unemployed during their tenure,” he added.

Shafiqur Rahman expressed a vision for building a society and a state free from corrupt occupiers, where mothers and sisters can move with dignity both at home and in public spaces.

He emphasised establishing a system where people would not have to seek justice by pleading at courthouse doors. “Rather, the courts themselves will ensure justice for the people. We want to build that society,” he said.

“Our struggle will continue until the freedom of the people is achieved and a nation is formed based on equality and justice,” the Jamaat leader concluded.