Women leaders urge EC to cancel Jamaat chief Shafiqur's candidacy

A group of women leaders has demanded that the Election Commission revoke the candidacy of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman for his 'defamatory, hateful and misogynistic remarks against working women' made from his verified X (formerly Twitter) account, report agencies.
The demand was raised during a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital on Sunday.
The delegation also submitted a memorandum from 11 women organisations to the CEC, outlining four key demands, including the cancellation of the Jamaat chief's candidacy.
Talking to reporters after the meeting, Ganatantrik Biplabi Party President Moshrefa Mishu said the recent comments made by Dr Shafiqur Rahman amounted to a gross insult to women, undermining their dignity, labour and contribution to society.
Alongside Mishu, 10 other women and woman organisations are Dhaka University professor Samina Luthfa, Garments Sramik Mukti Andolan President Shabnam Hafiz, NPA spokesperson Ferdous Ara Rumi, organiser of the Women's Political Rights Forum Nafisa Raihana, and women affairs secretary of Rastra Sangskar Andolan Zakiya Shishir, lawyer and rights activist Tabassum Mehenaj Mimi, president of Green Bangla Garments Workers Federation Sultana Begum, Central Member of Janobhashya Shamim Ara Nipa, Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee member Marjia Prova and Naripokkha.