Jamaat calls another 48-hour blockade from Sunday

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Dhaka, Nov 9 -Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has called another round of 48-hour blockade programme beginning on Sunday.

Jamaat-e-Islami's Acting Secretary General Maulana ATM Masum announced the new blockade programme in a statement on Thursday.

He said that the blockade has been called for the resignation of the government, the formation of a caretaker government to oversee election, the release of Jamaat Ameer Jamaat Dr Shafiqur Rahman, and other ulama-mashaikhs, withdrawal of all politically motivated cases and bringing the price of goods within the purchasing power of people.

In addition, the Jamaat has called for nationwide prayers on Friday (November 10) seeking forgiveness for the souls of those killed for political reasons and speedy recovery of the injured.

In the statement, Masum said, "The tyrannical government has been carrying out coercive misrule on the citizens for the last 15 years by usurping power illegally."

The ruling party has destroyed the country's democracy and democratic institutions. Dictatorship and tyranny have been introduced in the country.

A press release said that citizens have been deprived of all their basic constitutional rights, including the right to vote, freedom of speech, and hold rallies. - UNB