Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar on Friday said their party in its present form should not be equated with its 1971-era version.
“The party’s constitution has been amended several times in line with the demands of the time. The introduction of the current constitution mentions respect for the sacrifices and struggles of the heroic freedom fighters of the Great Liberation War,” he said.
The Jamaat leader was addressing a workers’ rally organised by the Bangladesh Sramik Kalyan Federation’s Cumilla city unit at the Cumilla Town Hall Ground, marking historic May Day.
He said despite so many constitutional changes, a group is trying to keep the old debate alive. “This is not an expression of patriotism or the spirit of independence; rather, it is part of a foreign conspiracy to divide the nation.”
Porwar said such issues need to be resolved quickly in the interest of the country and stressed the importance of national unity to ensure a better future for the next generation.
The rally was presided over by Bangladesh Sramik Kalyan Federation’s Cumilla city unit President Prof Md Rafiqul Islam.
Jamaat city unit Ameer Kazi Din Mohammad and Bangladesh Sramik Kalyan Federation Central Vice President Md Mojibur Rahman Bhuiyan attended the event as special guests.