Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman addressed a large election rally at Alia Maidan in Sylhet on February 7, 2026, ahead of the February 12 polls. He stated that the first vote would be cast in favor of 'Yes' and the second for the party’s symbol, the scale. Rahman said a victory for Jamaat would transform the nation in line with the aspirations of the younger generation and end what he described as the country’s old, decayed politics.
The rally, organized under the coordination of the 11-party alliance, was presided over by Sylhet city Ameer Muhammad Fakhrul Islam and attended by candidates from six Sylhet and three Sunamganj constituencies. Senior Jamaat and alliance leaders, including Advocate Ehsanul Mahbub Zubair and Maulana Rezaul Karim Jalali, also spoke. A notable feature of the event was the large participation of women for the first time in a Sylhet Jamaat gathering.
Rahman urged voters to give Jamaat a chance, promising to serve as guardians of the people rather than rulers, and expressed hope that a new dawn would rise on February 13.