Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said that if his party gets the opportunity to serve the people through elections, a city corporation will be established along with the proposed Faridpur division. He made the remarks on Friday night at a campaign rally organized by the district Jamaat at the Government Rajendra College field in Faridpur, where he was the chief guest.

During his speech, Rahman criticized the encroachment and filling of rivers for private construction and pledged to restore the rivers to their natural state. He noted that although Faridpur has a medical college, it still lacks full public service facilities, and local jute mills have been shut down despite high jute production. He emphasized creating jobs for youth instead of providing unemployment allowances and proposed reviving mills and establishing agro-based industries in high-yield areas.

Rahman added that Jamaat does not seek a partisan government, asserting that an electoral victory would represent the success of all 180 million citizens and a step toward building a peaceful Bangladesh.