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Opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday slammed the BNP government after staging a walkout in protest against what he described as “anti-people and anti-democratic” laws passed in parliament.

“All of BNP’s rhetoric was about deceiving the people -- they are now heading down the same path of fascism,” he alleged.

At a press conference after the walkout from the parliament, opposition leaders accused the government of enacting laws that could curtail citizens’ rights, undermine the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction, and weaken the electoral system.

Shafiqur said the opposition was given limited time to raise objections, while ministers were allowed “unlimited time”. “This is not fair,” he added.

On judicial independence, he said government moves on issues such as judicial appointments and an independent secretariat

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