BNP leader Rumeen Farhana has accused Jamaat-e-Islami of repeatedly making historic mistakes, recalling its participation alongside Sheikh Hasina in the controversial 1986 election that legitimized military dictatorship. She noted that until 1996, Jamaat also joined hands with Awami League in anti-BNP movements. Farhana further alleged that Jamaat activists, while banned from campuses, had successfully merged into Chhatra League to pursue politics, reaping benefits in Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University student elections.