Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said the world is moving forward while Bangladesh is falling behind. Speaking as chief guest at a rally of eleven parties held at Kulaura Upazila football field in Moulvibazar on Saturday noon, he emphasized the vital role of expatriates in national development. He promised that if given the opportunity, he would transform Sylhet Airport into a fully international standard facility to ease travel difficulties for expatriate communities. He also pledged that the government would take responsibility for repatriating the bodies of deceased expatriate workers.

Dr. Rahman expressed regret for not contesting from Kulaura despite requests from home and abroad, citing party policy that prevents him from running in two constituencies. He said if the Jamaat candidate Engineer Sayed Ali wins from Kulaura, he would serve as the real MP while Rahman would act as a shadow MP. The event was chaired by district Jamaat Ameer and candidate Sayed Ali and attended by several central and district-level leaders.

The rally concluded with the introduction of Jamaat candidates for Moulvibazar-1 and Moulvibazar-2 constituencies.