Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said the party seeks friendship with all nations but will not accept any form of dominance. Speaking as chief guest at an election rally in Sherpur, Bogura, on Saturday, he declared that the nation’s youth have shown a red card to imperialism and that this stance will remain firm. He pledged that if Jamaat forms the government, no public money will be misused and extortion will not be tolerated across Bangladesh.

Rahman urged journalists to act as vigilant watchdogs, reporting truthfully without distortion. Addressing youth, he said Jamaat would not offer unemployment allowances but would instead create opportunities for dignified work at home and abroad. He emphasized education aligned with individual merit and state responsibility in ensuring employment. He also called on citizens to oppose extortionists, land grabbers, and litigants, and to vote “yes” in the upcoming referendum.

During the event, Rahman handed the party’s balance-scale symbol to Jamaat’s MP candidate Maulana Dabibur Rahman for the Sherpur-Dhunat constituency.