Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday said political parties that governed Bangladesh since independence had failed to empower the people, instead enriching themselves through widespread corruption. Addressing an election rally at Etim Field in Naogaon, he said successive governments looted billions of taka over the past 54 years and carried out “mega corruption” under the cover of mega projects. He claimed that those ousted through a mass uprising had siphoned off Tk28 lakh crore abroad. Referring to the 2024 mass uprising, he said the aspirations for which students and the public shed blood remained unfulfilled, warning that true democracy and people’s liberation would not be achieved unless those hopes were realized. Responding to criticism over his recent remarks about women on X, the Jamaat ameer said his account had been hacked and false propaganda spread against him.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 05, 2026 12:15 UTC