Desk Report:
The opposition leader of the National Assembly and the Amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr. Shafiqur Rahman held a meeting with the editors of national newspapers. The meeting was held at the official residence of the opposition leader at 29 Minto Road in the capital on Monday (August 24, 2026) afternoon.
The meeting discussed the current political situation of the country, the role of the opposition in the National Assembly, the implementation of the referendum held on the basis of the July Charter, public suffering, commodity prices, electricity-oil-gas crisis, and the rights of expatriates, including various national and international issues.
After the meeting, Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General and former MP Mia Golam Parwar briefed the journalists.
He said that the Jamaat-e-Islami Amir highlighted the role that Jamaat-e-Islami and the 11-party alliance are playing in the parliament in the current situation. He also mentioned that Jamaat-e-Islami is playing a constructive role as the main opposition party in and outside the parliament.
Mia Ghulam Parwar said that, breaking away from the negative practices of the traditional and traditional opposition parties in the past, Jamaat has taken a policy decision to cooperate with the government’s good work and prevent injustice and anti-people activities in order to maintain the overall stability of the country. Amir also presented this policy to the editors.
He said that the editors have praised this policy of Jamaat. Jamaat’s opposition will be systematic and constructive. The editors have suggested that the country should not be destabilized even if the opposition party protests on the streets.
Mia Ghulam Parwar also said that this was the first exchange of views between Jamaat-e-Islami and the editors after six months of the government. The geopolitical and international situation was also discussed in the meeting.
He alleged that the current government party is treating opposition MPs discriminatoryly in the National Parliament. Opposition members are also facing discrimination in development work, allocation, opportunity to speak in parliament, lawmaking and receiving various notices.
He said that Jamaat-e-Islami is playing a role in the parliament in addressing the electricity, oil and gas crisis, implementing the referendum, controlling commodity prices and protecting the rights of expatriates. But even then, he alleged that they are not getting fair treatment from the speaker.
The Jamaat Amir has called on the editors to present the truth through their writings. He said that the media must cooperate responsibly in the transition to democracy.
Mia Golam Parwar said that the editors believe that Jamaat-e-Islami is playing an exceptional role compared to the past opposition parties in the parliament. They also opined that the government, along with the opposition, must play a responsible role to keep the parliament constructively effective.
The editor of the daily Amar Desh, Dr. Mahmudur Rahman, Editor of The Daily Star Mahfuz Anam, Editor of Daily Ittefaq Tasmima Hossain, Editor of Daily Jayzaydin Shafiq Rehman, Editor of Daily Manabzamin Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, Executive Editor of Daily Prothom Alo Sajjad Sharif, Editor of Daily Banik Barta Dewan Hanif Mahmud, Editor of Daily Naya Diganta Salahuddin Muhammad Babar, Editor of Daily Wada Shafiqul Alam, Editor of Daily Inquilab AMM Bahauddin, Editor of Daily Bangladesh Maruf Kamal Khan, Editor of Daily Manabkanth Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Editor of Daily Kalbela Santosh Sharma, Editor of Daily Edin Md. Saidul Islam Saju, Editor of Daily Khaborer Kagoj Mostafa Kamal, Editor of Daily Bhorer Dak KM Belayet Hossain, Editor of Ajker Patrika Kamrul Hasan, Executive Editor of Daily Desh Pantaran Shahidul Islam Chowdhury, Editor of Banijyo Pratidin Gias Uddin, Editor of Daily Karatoya Mozammel Haque, Editor of Daily Janata Obaidur Rahman Shaheen, Editor of Agamir Soomi Mostafa Mamun, Editor of Top Kagoj Ekramul Haque, Editor of The New Nation Md. Mokarram Hossain, Editor of Green Watch Mostafa Kamal Majumder, Editor of The Evening News ABM Selim Ahmed, Deputy Editor of Daily Sun Al Amin, Joint Editor of The Business Standard Sajjadur Rahman, News Editor of Daily Sangram Shamsul Arefin and News Editor of Weekly Sonar Bangla Ferdous Ahmed Bhuiyan, among others.
At that time, Jamaat-e-Islami’s Naib-e-Ameer and Deputy Leader of the Opposition Dr. Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher MP, Assistant Secretary General Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan MP, Dr. AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad, Maulana Abdul Halim, Central Executive Council Member Saiful Alam Khan Milon MP, Abdur Rob, Central Executive Council Member and Dhaka Metropolitan South Ameer Nurul Islam Bulbul MP, Dhaka Metropolitan North Ameer Muhammad Selim Uddin, South Secretary Dr. Shafiqul Islam Masud MP, North Secretary Dr. Rezaul Karim, Central Working Committee Members Muhammad Zahidur Rahman and Delwar Hossain and Central Majlish-e-Shura Members Barrister Nazibur Rahman Momen MP and Ataur Rahman Sarkar along with leaders from various levels of Jamaat were present.
