Cultural programme begins ahead of Jamaat rally

A cultural programme is underway ahead of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's rally at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka. It began shortly before 10 am.

Jamaat-e-Islam's rally is scheduled to be held at 2 pm. Jamaat's Ameer, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, will preside over the national rally, while Islamic and patriotic national leaders have been invited to attend it. They will also deliver important speeches, said a press release.

Ahead of the rally, the party held a press conference at the Abdus Salam Hall of the Jatiya Press Club here on Thursday afternoon with Jamaat Secretary General and former lawmaker Professor Mia Golam Parwar in the chair.

Prof Mia Golam Parwar said this historic national rally is going to be held with the aim of realising the seven-point demands.

The demands are: ensuring a level playing field for free, fair, impartial and peaceful conduct, trial of all genocides, necessary fundamental reforms, implementation of the July Charter and Declaration, rehabilitation of the families of those martyred and injured in the July mass uprising, holding national elections through the PR system and making arrangements for more than one cror expatriates to vote, he said.

He said that ensuring a level playing field is essential for holding free, fair and credible elections.