Dhaka, July 6 -- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday warned that holding another national election without cleansing the country's 'stinking past practices' would amount to a 'massacre of democracy'.

"We have made it clear that before any proper election, some essential and fundamental reforms must be carried out. It cannot be the genuine political intention of any party to obstruct this reform," he said while speaking at a programme titled 'Sudhi Somabesh' in Feni town.

The first step towards ensuring people's rights is to hold a fair election, said the Jamaat chief, calling upon all to cooperate with the reform commission, reports UNB.

Recalling the martyrs of last year's July movement, he said, "We will n...