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itself into an instrument of oppression and a source of profit for a specific small group, failing to ensure the security of minorities even after 55 years of independence, he said.

“Through rising commodity prices, inflation, and financial mismanagement, the weak have been made even weaker. Taxes are collected from the hard-earned income of people, and that tax money is siphoned off abroad,” he said.

Students and members of the general public shed blood, lost their lives, and suffered disability and blindness in the 2024 uprising in an effort to overthrow this old system, the IAB ameer said at street meetings and election rallies in the northern districts.

“We have come to seek your votes by presenting Islam as an alternative, to turn the demands of the students and the people into reality. To erase 54 years of failure and to build the Bangladesh of our dreams, vote for the Hand Fan symbol. We promise that you will no longer be disappointed,” he said.

He also claimed only IAB clearly presented Islam as the guiding principle for running the state in Bangladesh. “Therefore, those who love Islam, those who love the country, and those who want to overcome half a century of failure should vote for the Hand Fan symbol.”

Among the other central and local leaders who spoke at the programmes included Professor Mahbubur Rahman, a member of the party’s presidium and convener of its Central Election Management Committee; and Sultan Ahmed, secretary general of IAB’s student wing Islami Chhatra Andolan.