STAR REPORT

Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said that, if voted to power, ensuring security and dignity for women would be his party’s top priority.

“We will ensure 100 percent security and dignity for you in your homes, on the roads, in workplaces, and everywhere, by all means,” he told a campaign rally at Kurigram Government College as the chief guest.

“A country where mothers are not safe can never be my country. Rather, my country will be that one where the safety and dignity of my mothers, sisters, and daughters will be ensured.”

Addressing women, Shafiqur said, “Do not be afraid, you will keep fighting, and speak looking towards other’s eyes. This Bangladesh will be a country for the people.”

Emphasising the importance of an agriculture-based economy, he said, “We will turn Kurigram into the capital of agro-industry, where agriculture-based industries will flourish, and people will become self-reliant through employment.”

The Jammat chief also alleged that a political party, hinting at BNP, is carrying out a smear campaign against him after his X account was hacked.

In the afternoon, he addressed another election rally in Lalmonirhat’s Hatibandha where he outlined development commitments for the northern region, including implementation of the Teesta Mega Project, ensuring fair prices for agricultural produce, and upgrading Burimari Land Port into a modern international gateway for regional trade.

The Jamaat ameer also said people will show “red card” to 54 years of dishonesty, deception, and misrule on February 12.

“Politics is not a business, nor a tool for extortion,” he said, adding that leaders who leave the country in times of crisis should not expect public trust.

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