Bangladesh, Jan. 28 -- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday declared that his party would put an end to what he described as the country's long-standing "dynasty-based" politics, pledging to establish a "new political culture" if Jamaat comes to power.

Addressing a public election rally at the Jashore Eidgah ground in the morning, Shafiqur Rahman said dynastic rule would have no place in the Bangladesh he envisions.

"We will bring an end to the stale, worn-out politics of the past and introduce a new form of politics in this country," he told the gathering. "We do not seek victory for our party; we seek victory for the country's 180 million people."

Laying out development promises for the district, the Jamaat lea...