Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has revised the timing of its scheduled protest programmes on September 18 and 19, shifting them from morning to afternoon to avoid disrupting the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations set for those days.
The announcement was made on Tuesday (Sept 16), two days after the party unveiled a three-day protest programme on September 18, 19, and 26, pressing five key demands.
In a statement, the party said it was committed to ensuring a peaceful environment during the exams and would therefore refrain from holding any demonstrations in the morning. Instructions to this effect have been circulated to all regional branches.
Jamaat also extended its best wishes to BCS candidates, urging them to prepare well and succeed in the exams to contribute meaningfully to national development.
The party’s five-point demand includes:
- Holding the next general election by February based on a July national charter.
- Introducing proportional representation (PR) in both chambers of parliament.
- Ensuring a level playing field for all political parties to guarantee a free and fair election.
- Initiating visible judicial proceedings against what it describes as state repression, mass killings, and corruption under the current "fascist" regime.
- Banning the activities of the Jatiya Party and the ruling 14-party alliance, which the party deems collaborators of authoritarianism.
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