Specifying that Jamaat will work above party and religion for national interest, Bangladesh Jamaat Islami Amir Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said, we want to build a corruption-free Bangladesh. We want to establish justice where people will get their rights whether they want them or not.
He said these things as the chief guest at the district Jamaat workers’ conference at the Satkhira Government High School grounds on Saturday (November 30) afternoon.
Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said, people should become human beings by getting education. They should not become robbers with education. We want to build such an education system.
The Jamaat Amir said, mothers and sisters will be protected at home and at work. No one will be able to look down on them. There is propaganda against us that if we come to power, women will not be allowed to leave their homes. But I promise that this will not happen.
He also said, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) involved women in the most risky work. He involved women in the field of war. So who are we to detain them? They will dedicate themselves to the country according to their ability. We will not force them to wear clothes. They will be able to wear clothes as they wish.
We want a country where mosques, temples, monasteries and churches do not need to be guarded, he said, adding that our country is a wonderful garden of communal harmony. Sometimes, owls enter this garden. We have to be careful about them.
Referring to a cleaning worker who is also a VIP, he said, "We will not be able to leave our house if they do not clean for three days. So we have to give them dignity too. We want to build that Bangladesh of harmony. We want to work above party and religion in the national interest. We want to make this country the best country in the world. But a black vulture is circling in the sky. This vulture is occasionally swatting. So we have to be careful. No matter how we are provoked, we will not fall into the trap."
He said, "The people of Satkhira have sacrificed more lives than all the people in the entire country who have sacrificed their lives for the Quran, religion and the oppressed. That is why Satkhira's position is at a unique height for Jamaat." The Jamaat Amir said, "Our country has endless resources. But they are not being used. Those who are in charge of the savior, they are filling their pockets. The previous government oppressed the people of Satkhira. They murdered. They committed enforced disappearance. They did not give the rights of the people. They killed 57 army officers. They killed countless leaders and activists, including two Jamaat Amirs. From July 1 to August 5, the entire country was flooded with murder. Even after hundreds of oppressions, we did not escape. Those who love the country cannot escape. We want to build this country. We will not leave even an inch of this country's soil." Earlier, Jamaat workers and supporters from different upazilas of the district started coming to the conference venue since morning. By noon, the government high school grounds were filled to the brim. The conference was chaired by District Jamaat Amir Shahidul Islam Mukul and special guests included Central Working Committee member Principal Muhammad Izzatullah, Central Organizing Secretary Muhaddis Abdul Khalek, Central Working Committee member Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Central Majlish-e-Shura member Muhaddis Rabiul Basar, District Working Committee member and former MP Gazi Nazrul Islam and District Secretary Gazi Azizur Rahman.