The way the army chief communicated on August 5, Amir told Jamaat
September 23, 20241 Min Read
Jumbangla Desk: After Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left the country for India on August 5, the army chief held an emergency meeting with various political parties and individuals. Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Dr. participated in this meeting. Shafiqur Rahman. Although Jamaat was still banned by the government's executive order.

When asked about this in the recent 'Addressing Khaled Muhiuddin' event, the Amir of Jamaat clarified that he received the first phone call from the army on August 5 at noon. Before this, the army had no contact with them. He said that he had his first direct meeting with Army Chief General Waqar-uz-Zaman on that day.

The leader of a banned organization can be called to the cantonment, could it be a trap - in response to the question. Shafiqur Rahman said, 'There may be such apprehension. But I didn't think so. Because, after the government banned us on August 1, we immediately rejected that order. BNPO along with opposition parties condemned it. As a result, the army chief's invitation did not seem unusual to us.

He also said that the government wanted to divert the issue by banning them, which no one accepted.