BNP Vice Chairman and former minister Barkat Ullah Bulu has called Jamaat-e-Islami a group of hypocrites and urged people to boycott them. He made the remarks on Monday, February 2, 2026, while addressing an election rally at Eklashpur Bazar field in Begumganj, Noakhali, as the BNP candidate for the Noakhali-3 constituency. Bulu accused Jamaat of killing three million people during the 1971 Liberation War and alleged that the group continues to threaten BNP supporters.

During the rally, which was presided over by former Eklashpur Union BNP president Golam Mohiuddin Tipu, several BNP leaders including Mahabub Alamgir Alo, Shamima Barkat Lucky, Kamakhya Chandra Das, and Mahfuzul Haque Abed were present. Bulu further claimed that Jamaat had historically opposed both Pakistan’s and Bangladesh’s independence and exploited the public for financial gain.

He credited Bangladesh’s development to former President Ziaur Rahman and Begum Khaleda Zia, citing their contributions to overseas employment and remittance growth. Bulu urged voters to bring BNP to power through a “ballot revolution” on February 12.