Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s Dinajpur district branch held a large rally and procession in Dinajpur demanding implementation of the July Charter and the referendum verdict. The gathering was held at the local Institute field at 11am on Saturday, August 1. After the meeting, a procession left the field, travelled through several city streets and returned to the same venue.

Aftab Uddin Molla, former amir of Dinajpur district Jamaat and a member of the central Majlis-e-Shura, attended as chief guest. District amir Principal Anisur Rahman chaired the event. District secretary Muhaddis Dr Enamul Haque, assistant secretaries Rajibur Rahman Palash and Maulana Saidul Islam Soikat, and other party leaders addressed the gathering.

Speakers alleged that the current government did not want to implement the July Charter because doing so would prevent the laundering of thousands of crores of taka from the country. They said 70 percent of people had voted in the referendum and that reform proposals had still not been implemented despite time spent on them. They urged the government to respect the referendum mandate and implement the July Charter. A large number of Jamaat leaders and activists joined the rally and procession.