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Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday accused the BNP of “clearly deceiving the nation” by opposing key state reforms.

“The BNP is opposing every necessary reform required to establish good governance and ensure true independence for the people,” he said, adding that the ruling party is “going against even its own reform proposals and manifesto”.

Shafiqur, who is also the leader of the opposition in parliament, made the comments while presiding over a rally at the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan, attended by the families of July uprising martyrs and injured activists.

Alleging a shift in BNP’s political stance, Shafiqur said, “They [BNP] have begun to follow the path of so-called fugitive fascists. No matter how hard they try, they cannot become the Awami League; at best, they are a weaker version that once mocked the nation and the opposition.”

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