Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- In an uncommon appearance on a mainstream economic platform, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday used a national business conference to deliver a sweeping critique of Bangladesh's economic architecture, arguing that inequality, corruption and bureaucratic paralysis are preventing the country's human resources from becoming a "true national asset."
Speaking at the Bangladesh Economic Conference 2025 - an event organised by Banik Barta, one of the country's leading business dailies - Shafiqur presided over a session titled Fairness in the Economy at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. His remarks signaled a broader attempt by the party, still navigating its political marginalisation of recent years, to recast...