Jamaat announces protest rallies, marches

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday announced a three-day programme to press home their five-point demand including implementation of the July Charter and holding the national election under the proportional representation (PR) system.

As part of the programme, Jamaat will hold protest rallies in Dhaka on September 18, rallies in all divisional cities on September 19 and marches in all districts and upazilas on September 26.

Its Nayeb-e-Ameer ex-MP Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher announced the programme at a press conference at Al Falah auditorium at Moghbazar in the capital.

The other demands are holding the upcoming national election in February based on the July charter, ensuring level playing field for all to facilitate a free, fair, and credible election, ensuring justice for all atrocities, mass killings and corruption committed by the fascist regime and banning all activities of Jatiya Party and the 14-Party Alliance.