The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Rangpur

Jamaat secretary general has squarely blamed the government for unlawfully detaining Khaleda Zia and Matiur Rahman Nizami and demanded the Chief Adviser should immediately release them with an apology.

Speaking at a party meeting at the Town Hall here yesterday Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid claimed Jamaat is a democratic party with men of integrity. The government should take lessons from them how to curb corruption.

Jamaat was in the immediate past 4-party alliance government, top leaders of which have been accused of high profile corruption.

Mujahid also claimed that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and Jamaat chief Maulana Nizami were falsely implicated in corruption cases. He said Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed should release them immediately with an apology for falsely implicating in corruption cases.

On election schedule of four city corporations and nine municipalities the Jamaat leader said the interim government has no mandate for holding any election other than parliamentary polls. He demanded cancellation of the schedule, call for parliamentary polls at the earliest and hand over power to the elected government.

Mujahid expressed doubt of a deep-rooted conspiracy of certain alien forces against the nation. He called upon the party workers and leaders to face up the evil designs against Jamaat and the country as well.