Bangladesh, Jan. 26 -- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has declared that there is "no more room for fascist rule" in the country, warning that the public has prepared a "red card" for those who thrive on extortion, as he intensified his election campaign across South Dhaka ahead of the 13th national parliamentary polls.

Addressing a large rally at Dhupkhola Field in Gendaria on Saturday, following an earlier programme in Jatrabari, the Jamaat chief presented what he described as a vision for a "new and discrimination-free Bangladesh," urging voters to back candidates of the 11-party electoral alliance contesting seats under the Dhaka South City Corporation.

Thousands of supporters gathered at the Dhupkhola rally, where ...