Jamaat-e-Islami’s central assistant secretary general Muhammad Shahjahan warned that if attacks by BNP activists on the party’s female leaders continue, Jamaat will gain ground in the electoral field while BNP will fall behind. He made the remarks at a press conference on Saturday afternoon at the party’s Dewanbazar office in Chattogram, condemning the assaults and asserting that Jamaat has not retaliated or supported any form of violence.

Shahjahan announced that Jamaat Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman will visit Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar on January 2 to attend five public rallies. These will be held in Maheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar town, Padua in Lohagara, Sitakunda, and the port area of Chattogram city. He said the rallies aim to reach more voters, particularly in economically significant areas like the port and Sitakunda.

He also urged voters to support the upcoming referendum with a “yes” vote, while noting that holding the referendum and national election separately would have been preferable. Shahjahan said the party accepted the government’s decision to hold both simultaneously and called for honoring the sacrifices of those who died for the cause.