Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, stated that the future of Bangladesh will be free of discrimination, based on justice and fairness, where people will have the right to express their opinions freely. Everyone will be able to enjoy their rightful privileges appropriately.

He further said that they had been unjustly banned, and their leaders and activists across the country had been subjected to inhumane torture for days, even martyred. In a Muslim-majority country, practicing religion freely had become difficult. Through the July uprising, achieved at the cost of the martyrs’ blood and the tears of the oppressed, the nation was freed from tyranny, ushering in a new Bangladesh. Now, everyone must work together to build this country. No division or fragmentation should be allowed to halt this progress. He urged people to be prepared for even greater sacrifices if necessary and to remain united against all forms of discrimination, injustice, and oppression.

He added that not everything is in our hands, but we must uphold the truth with all our abilities and strive for it. Emotions and conscience must be balanced. Controlled emotions are a source of strength. He made these remarks as the chief guest at the Rukan (Member) Conference organized by Sylhet District Jamaat on Sunday, February 9, at an indoor venue in the city.

The conference was presided over by Sylhet District Ameer and Jamaat’s Central Majlis-e-Shura Member Maulana Habibur Rahman. Special guests included Central Executive Council Member and Ameer of Dhaka City North Mohammad Selim Uddin, Central Working Committee Member Professor Fazlur Rahman. District Secretary and former Upazila Chairman Mohammad Zainal Abedin conducted the conference.

Other notable speakers included Central Majlis-e-Shura Member and Sylhet District Nayeb-e-Ameer Principal Abdul Hannan, Central Majlis-e-Shura Member and Sylhet District Nayeb-e-Ameer Hafiz Anwar Hossain Khan, former Nayeb-e-Ameer and freedom fighter Motiur Rahman, District Assistant Secretary Principal Nazrul Islam, Assistant Secretary Maulana Mashuq Ahmed, District Majlis-e-Shura and Working Committee Member and former Upazila Chairman Maulana Lokman Ahmed, District Majlis-e-Shura and Working Committee Member Vice-Principal Maulana Syed Faizullah Bahar, and District Majlis-e-Shura and Working Committee Member and former Chairman of Fenchuganj Upazila Parishad, Saifullah Al-Hosain, among others.

In his speech as a special guest, Mohammad Selim Uddin emphasized that honest and competent individuals must be placed in leadership roles across all sectors of the country. He called for the elimination of all negative activities for the greater welfare of society and the state.

In his presidential address, District Ameer Maulana Habibur Rahman stated that the Qur'an is our way of life, and everyone must strengthen their connection with it. He urged for a united effort to establish the Qur'an at all levels of individual, social, and national life.