Dhaka, April 25 -- In a striking outreach effort, Jamaat-e-Islami's Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, has called on members of the Hindu, Buddhist, and Christian communities to prepare for electoral participation under his party symbol, promising inclusion and protection in what he described as a "new Bangladesh."
Speaking at a goodwill gathering on Wednesday at the Institute of Diploma Engineers in Dhaka, Rahman positioned Jamaat as a party ready to embrace religious diversity. "We seek your love," he told the audience of minority leaders and community members. "Those who were forced to leave the country due to past persecution-we want to bring them back."
The event, hosted by Jamaat's Dhaka South City unit, marked an unprecedented move by the part...