Under the chairmanship of central youth division president and assistant secretary general Advocate Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer, special guests at the conference were Jamaat's Nayeb-e-Amir Dr. Syed Abdullah Md. Taher, Secretary General and former MP Mia Golam Parwar, Assistant Secretary General Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan and Advocate Muazzam Hossain Helal. Conducted by central youth and sports division secretary Manjurul Islam Bhuiyan, the conference was also addressed by central executive council member Nurul Islam Bulbul, secretary general of Chhatra Shibir Sibgatullah Sibga, president of Sramik Kalyan Federation Advocate Atiqur Rahman, among others.
Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said, this nation has repeatedly been subjected to oppression by evil forces; every time it has defeated evil forces and turned around, bringing about July 36. This achievement came at the cost of the blood of 1,400 young men and women; the protesters wanted a radical change of the entire state system—they wanted to ensure justice in all spheres, people's fundamental rights, and treatment of citizens on the basis of fairness.
He said, a National Consensus Commission was formed respecting the blood of August 5, 2024, carrying the people's aspirations and the expectations of the revolutionaries; 33 political parties participated in it and the July Charter was formulated. Based on the consensus, two elections were supposed to be held—one to form the government, the other for reform or restructuring of the state. But after being elected, the current ruling party accepted one and did not accept the other; thus it created a crisis by deceiving. The Jamaat Amir said they will not accept this deception, nor will the nation; the promise made to BNP must be fulfilled. The government is talking about constitutional amendment bypassing this demand. He further said no referendum was held for constitutional amendment, nor did 70 percent of the people give a verdict on this; if BNP remains a democratic party, it cannot ignore the verdict of the referendum. In effect, BNP is insulting the people and striking at the electoral system.
Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said, fascism is a virus; whoever shows its symptoms can be called fascist; many symptoms of it are visible in the current government. They have come out on the streets with seven-point demands; they received a huge public response in divisional-level gatherings and long marches. Their demands are not of any particular party but of ordinary people—these demands include the right to vote, the right to medical treatment and health services.
Expressing concern over the degradation of youth, the Jamaat Amir said, many young people have now become drug godfathers; they are destroying the young generation, and drugs are being sold in schools too. The menace of teenage gangs is not limited to cities but has spread to villages—this is a terrible threat to society. Criticizing the education system too, he said educational institutions are being occupied like char lands; vice-chancellors, principals, and head teachers are being appointed forcibly, who do not have the minimum qualifications to perform their duties. Expressing the expectation of establishing a justice-based society, he said they want to build a society where no one oppresses another. On local government elections, he said, to establish honest leadership, no more vote thieves, robbers, and engineers will be spared in the upcoming local government elections.
Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar said the ruling party is pushing the young society toward characterlessness and immorality, leading the youth to destruction. By not implementing the verdict of the referendum held on the basis of the July Charter achieved at the cost of the sacrifice and blood of lakhs of people, the nation is being pushed into crisis; the country is moving toward one-party authoritarian rule. He said Jamaat wants to bring the youth out of the culture of extortion and occupation and build them on morality and ideals.
Nayeb-e-Amir Dr. Syed Abdullah Md. Taher said, the revolution will be one; it will be an Islamic revolution. Assistant Secretary General Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan said Jamaat wants to build Bangladesh as a country of justice and fairness, modern, humane, beautiful and peaceful; he also alleged that in the February 12 election their victory was snatched through manipulation and engineering. Conference chairman Advocate Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer said Bangladesh was under fascist rule from 2009 to 2024; Jamaat-e-Islami did not compromise with injustice, did not bow its head.berrodanida
