Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has announced that the party supports holding national elections within the government’s declared timeline—provided necessary reforms are implemented.

He proposed conducting local government elections first as a way to assess the Election Commission’s capabilities. “Without elected representatives, local government bodies are causing public suffering,” he noted.

Shafiqur also highlighted Jamaat’s long history of sacrifice and repression, stating that top leaders have been wrongfully executed and imprisoned. He reaffirmed the party’s commitment to truth and justice.

Referring to past public uprisings, he said, “The spirit of the mass movements in July and August can never be erased. The patriotic people of Bangladesh must unite to build a nation free of inequality.”