Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, alleged that the government is moving toward fascism and failing to address rising crime and economic instability. Speaking as chief guest at a civic gathering organized by Sylhet Metropolitan Jamaat at the District Shilpakala Academy auditorium, he said the government has deceived the nation over the July referendum and is appointing partisan individuals across state institutions. He warned that public anger is growing and that the government must face the consequences of its actions.

Rahman criticized the administration for the unavailability of funds in several banks, the alleged takeover of Islami Bank, and the midnight increase in fuel prices. He claimed that a former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank was forcibly made chairman of Islami Bank and warned that depositors would not remain silent. He also accused the government of appointing a loan defaulter as central bank governor and said Jamaat would continue its struggle inside and outside Parliament to restore citizens’ rights.

Other Jamaat leaders at the event echoed his remarks, urging the government to abandon what they called a path of neo-fascism and to ensure law and order.