Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has demanded that Bangladeshi expatriates be granted voting rights. “You can’t praise them as remittance warriors and then deny them the fundamental right to vote,” he said. Rahman accused the government of continuing its 15-year-long oppression of the people and urged young voters to take the lead in bringing change. “Those turning 18 before the election schedule is announced must have their voting rights ensured,” he stressed. He reiterated Jamaat’s preference for holding the election before Ramadan but added that, if delayed, it should not go beyond April.