Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is organizing a national rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on Saturday, focusing on demands including the adoption of proportional representation in elections and the trial of the July genocide, among other seven-point demands. The party is preparing extensively nationwide ahead of the event.

Dr. Mirza Ghalib, former president of Islami Chhatra Shibir’s Dhaka University branch and assistant professor at Howard University, USA, has offered three key recommendations to Jamaat: avoid arrogance from being a major party and prioritize national unity; maintain respectful relationships with other political parties including BNP; and clearly commit to protecting citizens’ rights.