Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami, Ameer (Chief) of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, was arrested by police on Tuesday from National Press Club area as he went there to attend a seminar arranged by National Doctor’s Forum. Maulana Delwar Hossain Sayedee, Nayeb-e-Ameer (Vice-president) of the party, was arrested from his Shahidbagh residence and Ali Ahsan Moahmmad Mojaheed was picked up from Savar while he was on his way to Faridpur.

Central Executive Council of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami vehemently condemns the arrests on false charges in a meeting of the council headed by Nayeb-e-Ameer Maqbul Ahmad held in the party office. The council calls for the immediate release of the leaders. A false case was filed against them on the basis of a report that misquoted one of the party leader’s speech delivered in a discussion program arranged by Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir on March 17, 2010 at Al-Falah Auditorium. But the fact is that neither Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami nor Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed was even present at the discussion program. Hence the charges against them are totally baseless.

The government has ill political motive behind the arrest and it is trying to conceal its failure through these repressive, mean and vindictive actions. But it is the testimony of the history that no government can remain in power resorting to oppression and persecution.

Protest rallies have been called across the country on June 30, 2010 demanding the immediate and unconditional release of the leaders.
 

Prof. Md. Tasneem Alam
Secretary, Central Publicity Department
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami