Jatiya Party Chairman Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud has strongly criticized calls from some political groups to ban his party, describing such demands as “undemocratic and dangerous” for Bangladesh’s political culture.

He noted with irony:
“In the past, Jatiya Party firmly opposed the banning of Jamaat-e-Islami. Yet today, it is Jamaat itself that is demanding a ban on Jatiya Party. This is both shocking and disappointing for the nation.”

Anisul stressed that the Jatiya Party has never engaged in political crimes nor created conditions that would justify its prohibition.
“Such demands are not only baseless,” he said, “but also an insult to the country’s history, traditions, and the will of the people.”