Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has strongly condemned and protested the filing of what it called a politically motivated false case against Dr. Colonel (Retd.) Oli Ahmad Bir Bikram, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and a decorated freedom fighter. In a statement to the media on Saturday, Jamaat’s Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar described Oli Ahmad as an honest, democratic, and patriotic senior politician who played an important role in the country’s democratic movements.

Porwar said that filing a false case against such a respected political figure was undesirable, unexpected, and driven by political ill intent. He demanded that the authorities immediately withdraw what he termed a harassing and baseless case. According to the report, a case was filed at Satkania Police Station accusing Oli Ahmad and 12 others of involvement in an attack on a vehicle, with allegations also brought against 50–60 unidentified individuals. The complaint was lodged on the night of January 11 by M A Hashem Raju, the chief coordinator of BNP candidate Jasim Uddin’s election campaign for Chattogram-14 constituency.

The statement reflects Jamaat-e-Islami’s opposition to what it views as politically motivated legal actions against opposition figures.