OUR CORRESPONDENT, Thakurgaon

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday accused Jamaat-e-Islami of deceiving people by exploiting religious sentiment for political gain.

“Many prominent Islamic scholars have clearly stated that Jamaat-e-Islami speaks in the name of Islam to mislead and deceive people,” he said while addressing an election meeting at Kismat Daulatpur village in Sadar upazila of Thakurgaon-1 constituency.

Fakhrul alleged that Jamaat activists were misleading women voters by making false religious promises.

“They are telling our mothers and sisters that voting for the scale symbol will ensure entry into heaven…,” he said.

“No Muslim can accept such claims. Whether someone attains heaven depends on one’s deeds, and that decision rests solely with Allah,” he added.

The BNP candidate for Thakurgaon-1 constituency said his party believes in action rather than rhetoric.

“I will not speak about their candidate, but I want to say something about this party. They were once with us. We worked together,” he said.

“Now they are contesting the election, and that is their right. Anyone can do politics. But do politics honestly. Do not lie, do not engage in backbiting, and do not attack others in that manner,” he said.

He further said Jamaat continued to invoke Islam for political purposes, although many Islamic scholars,

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