Thakurgaon, Feb. 2 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that Jamaat-e-Islam aims to turn Bangladesh into an Afghanistan-like state, raising concerns over the party's political agenda and its potential impact on national stability.

"They want to take Bangladesh backward. They are a party that prevents us from moving forward. We don't want to move backward; we want to move forward," Fakhrul said while campaigning at Lalmia Market in Dholarhat Union.

He also criticised Jamaat Ameer's alleged anti-women remarks.

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"I don't know if it is true or false, but if it is true, then he did wrong. Women will never accept it," he said, adding that Jamaat reportedly restricts w...