Narayanganj, Feb. 7 -- e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has claimed that former party chief Ghulam Azam died as a victim of oppression by the fallen Awami League government.

Addressing a party rally in Narayanganj's Osmani Municipal Stadium on Friday, he also criticised former local MP Shamim Osman, calling him a 'godfather.'

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Shamim Osman put up a 72-foot-long banner in Narayanganj barring the entry of Ghulam Azam in the district when he was a lawmaker, he said.

In the presence of the then deputy commissioner and superintendent of police, the godfather issued a threat to Ghulam Azam saying, 'File a murder case against me in advance.'

But in the end, Ghulam Azam suffere...