Several leaders of Jamaat, including former assistant secretary general Barrister Abdur Razzaq, recently resigned while citing their failure to reform the party and make it apologize for its role during the Liberation War. In addition to being a former assistant secretary general, Razzaq had also represented Jamaat leaders accused of war crimes in the International Crimes Tribunal as chief defence council. Since February 15, at least six Jamaat leaders have stepped down, asking the party to offer an apology for its role during the Liberation War. From now on ( February 18), we are severing ties with Jamaat,” said Halim, who resigned alongside three other local Jamaat leaders. A day after Abdur Razzaq’s resignation, Jamaat issued a nationwide emergency notice ordering its leaders and activists not to follow in the former assistant secretary general’s footsteps.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 24, 2019 15:11 UTC