Jamaat working with fallen fascist forces: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday accused Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami of ‘working with fallen fascist forces’ and criticised its opportunistic political role over the years. “Some parties are thinking of working with fascists or befriending them. Have they learnt nothing from history? In our country, I believe an Islamist political party has continuously worked to satisfy the Awami League,” he said. Rizvi made the remarks while speaking at a press briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office. He reminded that it was BNP founder Ziaur Rahman who allowed the previously banned Jamaat to participate in Bangladesh politics. “But there have never been any of their meetings or programmes where they did not criticise Ziaur Rahman, the proclaimer of...