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enjoying the benefits of that movement.”

Shafiqur added that ignoring the verdict of the referendum would amount to insulting the people. “No one in the past has been able to escape after standing against the people, and you the government cannot escape either. The verdict of the referendum will also be implemented.”

Criticising the ruling BNP, the Jamaat chief said political domination and extortion continued in the country. “Your [the BNP’s] name used to be the [Bangladesh] Nationalist Party. Now people call it the extortionist party,” he said, calling for social resistance against corruption and extortion.