Jamaat announces candidates for all 21 seats in Barishal division
No one can come to power through muscle power anymore. A peaceful election must be the only path forward, Jamaat leader Taher says
Jamaat-e-Islami has announced its candidates for all 21 parliamentary constituencies in the Barishal division.
Among the nominees are Masud Saidi and Shamim Saidi, sons of the late Delawar Hossain Saidi, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for alleged crimes against humanity.
Prominent Jamaat leader Muazzam Hossain Helal has been nominated for Barishal-5, and Mohammad Shafiqul Islam Masud for Patuakhali-2.
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The nominated Jamaat candidates are: Barishal-1 (Gournadi-Agailjhara): Maulana Kamrul Islam, Barishal-2 (Uzirpur-Banaripara): Master Abdul Mannan, Barishal-3 (Muladi-Babuganj): Zahir Uddin Mohammad Babar, Barishal-4 (Mehendiganj-Hizla): Maulana Abdul Jabbar, Barishal-5 (City and Sadar): Muazzam Hossain Helal, Barguna-1: Mohibullah Harun, Barguna-2: Dr Sultan Ahmad, Patuakhali-1: Nazmul Ahsan' Patuakhali-2 (Bauphal): Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, Patuakhali-3: Professor Shah Alam, Patuakhali-4 (Kalapara-Rangabali): M Kaiyum, Bhola-1: Md Nazrul Islam, Bhola-2: Maulana Fazlul Karim, Bhola-3: Maulana Abdul Haq, Bhola-4: Mostafa Kamal, Jhalokathi-1: Hemayet Uddin, Jhalokathi-2: Sheikh Neyamul Karim, Pirojpur-1: Masud Saidi, Pirojpur-2: Shamim Saidi and Pirojpur-3: Sharif Abdul Jalil.
The candidates were named at a meeting of party officials at the Barishal District Bar Association Building at 10am today (21 June).
Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher, Nayeb-e-Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, was present at the event.
Taher warned that no one can come to power through muscle power anymore. A peaceful election must be the only path forward.
He said, "We want a free, fair and participatory election. If anyone again moves towards a voterless election, the consequences will be the same as in the past. The people of the country will not accept any conspiratorial election.
"We want a bicameral parliament in the country– comprising a lower house and an upper house. The upper house should be composed of elected representatives, and no one should be allowed to serve as prime minister more than twice."
According to Taher, the country is heading in a positive direction, and there is a hopeful aspiration among the public. However, many fundamental reforms from the past have not yet been implemented, which remain major obstacles to change.
He added that no country in the world is free from conspiracies, and Bangladesh must act responsibly in the context of its geopolitical realities. Ensuring freedom of expression for the people is essential.
The event was presided over by central Jamaat Assistant Secretary General Advocate Muazzam Hossain Helal. Other speakers included Dr Shafiqul Islam Masud, Secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan (South) Jamaat; Principal Zahir Uddin Mohammad Babar, Ameer of Barishal Metropolitan Jamaat; and Professor Abdul Jabbar, Ameer of Barishal District.
