Jamaat to stage sit-in outside CA's office on Tuesday

Jamaat has called for a sit-in in front of the chief adviser's office on Tuesday (February 25), demanding the immediate and unconditional release of party leader ATM Azharul Islam, who is serving a death sentence for crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of 1971.

The sit-in will take place from 2pm to 4pm.

In a statement sent to the media on Friday evening, the party's secretary general, Professor Mia Golam Parwar said that ATM Azharul Islam has been detained in prison for over 13 years in a false and fabricated case by the then fascist government.

He said, "The people of the country had hoped that ATM Azharul Islam, who suffered extreme oppression and torture, would also be freed in a post-autocratic Bangladesh. However, despite more than six and a half months passing since the interim government assumed power, ATM Azharul Islam has not been released. This has left the people of the country shocked and surprised."

Jamaat's Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman will be present at the sit-in.