Stay watchful of Jamaat's new offshoot

Awami League (AL) presidium member Mohammed Nasim on Sunday urged the people of the country to be watchful of the new platform of Jamaat, reports BSS.

"We saw that Jamaat has formed a new platform to do politics… People of the country should be vigilant for it as Jamaat's new platform is being carried out by the leaders of the Islami Chhatra Shibir, which has a hateful history," said Nasim, also the spokesman of the 14-party alliance.

He made the call at a press conference after attending a meeting organised by the 14-party alliance at the AL central office on Bangabandhu Avenue in the city.

Nasim also urged the law enforcement agencies to become more alert regarding Shibir so that police could know their motives and goals precisely.

He also announced that anti-militancy rally under the leadership of 14-party will be held at division and district levels across the country during the forthcoming Ramadan to make people aware of the adverse impact of militancy and extremism in the country.

Nasim said the elected lawmakers of BNP have started coming to parliament and expressed hope that the rest of them would come alike.

Bangladesher Samyabadi Dal General Secretary Dilip Barua, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal General Secretary Shirin Akhter, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shahadat Hossain Salim, JP-Manju presidium member Ejaz Ahmed Mukta, AL Office Secretary Abdus Sobhan Golap, AL Information and Research Secretary Adv Afzal Hossain and AL central working committee member SM Kamal Hossain, among others, were present at the meeting.