Jamaat-e-Islami’s central executive council has stated that a free, fair, and neutral electoral environment has not yet been established in Bangladesh. The party alleged that some government officials within the administration are working in favor of a particular political party. During a meeting held on Monday at the party’s central office in Moghbazar, Dhaka, presided over by Jamaat Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, the council demanded that the Election Commission and the government take strict measures to ensure full administrative neutrality and improve law and order ahead of the upcoming referendum and 13th national parliamentary election.

According to a press release from Jamaat’s central publicity department, the meeting discussed the current political situation and expressed concern over reports of political activists being killed in broad daylight in various parts of the country. The council emphasized that the newly achieved Bangladesh, gained through years of struggle, must not be held hostage by any group or conspiracy.

The council called on election officials and law enforcement agencies to maintain complete impartiality and avoid leaning toward any political party while performing their duties.