Dhaka, Jan. 24 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has pledged to safeguard the legacy left by Abu Sayed and other martyrs of the July 2024 Uprising, saying the party is prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice to uphold what they died for.

On Saturday morning, he visited Abu Sayed's grave in Rangpur and met his family to offer condolences.

Shafiqur noted that Jamaat would continue working to realise the martyrs' vision of an independent Bangladesh free of corruption, inequality and injustice.

"We have no personal dreams of our own. Their dreams are our dreams," he said.

He also warned that no inch of the country's land would be compromised, pledging the same courage shown by the martyrs themselves.

At the same time, he demanded ...