Five days after the 2013 execution of Quader Molla, a war criminal and Jamaat leader better known as the ‘Butcher of Mirpur’, Razzaq left Bangladesh for the UK. As a result, the party members were not able to participate directly in the past two general elections. In a rebuke to the Jamaat over it reluctance for reform, Razzaq said the young people of Bangladesh are “patriots” who are well-informed of developments in the national and international arena. “Their potential may best be utilised through a democratic principled party adhering to Islamic values operating within the secular constitution of Bangladesh. “The failure of Jamaat leadership to restructure the party has sadly convinced me that Jamaat will not be able to fulfil this role.”

Source: bd News24 February 15, 2019 06:34 UTC