Hold local body elections first: Jamaat Ameer

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer  Shafiqur Rahman has urged the interim government to hold the local body elections first to examine the efficiency of the Election Commission. 

The Jamaat chief made the call while addressing a workers' meeting held at the Circuit House ground in Mymensingh on Friday.

About the urgency of the local body election, he said the people across the country are suffering greatly due to the absence of local body representatives.

“Hold the local body polls immediately to assess the capability of the Election Commission, as it will help us to understand how the commission is sincere in holding a free, fair and credible election,” he said.

He said that the countrymen will never accept the commission if it favours any party in the election.

He also urged Prof Muhammad Yunus, chief of the interim government, to revoke the proposals placed by the Women's Reform Commission in the context of controversies on religious ground.