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RANGPUR, June 13, 2025 (BSS) - Jamaat-e-Islami Executive Council Member ATM 
Azharul Islam has said that reforms are needed to make the benefits of the 
July 2024 revolution sustainable and permanent.
 
"We want a free, fair and impartial election at a reasonable time through 
trial of the killers of students and public during the July-August students-
public pursing and necessary reforms, "he said.
 
He said this while talking to journalists after attending the 'Shukrana' 
(thanksgiving) and views-exchange program jointly organized by the Rangpur 
Metropolitan and District units of Jamaat-e-Islami at its office here on 
Friday as the chief guest. 

Azharul Islam, also former Acting Secretary General of Jamat-e-Islami, said 
his party has no objection to the election timing announced by the interim 
government's chief adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus.
 
The Jamaat-e-Islami leader, who was recently acquitted of charges of crimes 
against humanity, also said all political parties have agreed to this 
election timing. 
 
"We were the ones who said that the elections should be held between February 
and April. Elections should be held within a reasonable time. It is good for 
the nation if the elections are held in a fair manner by April," he said.
 
He said, "A big revolution has taken place in the country to establish the 
opinion of the people. So, reforms and trials of the fascist killers are 
needed to make the July 2024 revolution benefits enduring."
 
Addressing the party leaders and workers, he said, "We will work for the 
Islamic movement for the pleasure of Allah Almighty. We will build our lives 
as believers in the light of the Quran and Sunnah. Our lives are dedicated to 
the path of Allah."
 
Wishing paradise for Shaheed Abu Sayeed, who lost his life to the fascist 
dictator and tyrant, he said, "We, who have sworn to establish the religion 
of Allah on the earth of Allah, should give priority to the work of the 
hereafter over all worldly work." 
 
He said, "The prison has served as a blessing for the Islamic movement during 
the past oppressive regime. The past 15 years have been a difficult test for 
the workers of the Islamic movement in real life." 
 
"The extent of damage done to us during this time, Awami League has damaged 
itself more than that. Those who have joined the Islamic movement during this 
difficult time in the past have come to understand the true Islam," he said. 
 
He said, "Our work has not stopped since 2009, but has increased a lot. This 
is the mercy of Allah Almighty. We will devote ourselves to the struggle to 
establish the religion of Allah until the last day of our lives, Insha 
Allah." 
 
Member of the Central Majlis-e-Shura of Jamaat-e-Islami and its Rangpur 
Metropolitan Ameer Vice-principal Moulana ATM Azam Khan presided over the 
rally.

Assistant Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami and its Rangpur-Dinajpur 
Regional Director Moulana Abdul Halim, Central Working Committee Member and 
Assistant Rangpur-Dinajpur Region Team Director Moulana Mamtaz Uddin, Central 
Working Committee Member and Assistant Rangpur-Dinajpur Region Team Director 
Professor Mahbubur Rahman Belal, Central Majlis-e-Shura Member and Rangpur 
District Ameer Professor Muhammad Golam Rabbani, addressed the rally, among 
others.