Jamaat’s a party of traitors: BNP’s Alauddin launches attack ahead of elections

In a fiery political salvo aimed at discrediting its former ally, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Central Committee Senior Member Kazi Alauddin branded Jamaat-e-Islami as “a party of traitors” whose “words and actions never match,” accusing the Islamist outfit of political hypocrisy and historical betrayal. Speaking at the biannual conference of the Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal held at Srifalkati Secondary School ground in Shyamnagar of Satkhira, on Wednesday, Alauddin delivered a blistering critique of Jamaat’s shifting ideological stance – particularly on women’s leadership – and alleged that the party conspired to sabotage national elections out of fear of political extinction. Alauddin zeroed in on Jamaat’s ideological flip-flops, highlighting what he called “shameless opportunism.” “They once declared women’s leadership haram – forbidden in...