Jamalpur, Feb. 1 -- e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Sunday urged voters to cast their ballots for the scale symbol of Jamaat-e-Islami to build a corruption-, drug- and extortion-free Bangladesh.

"The scale is the symbol of justice," he said while addressing a public rally organised by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Jamalpur district unit at the Singhajani Multipurpose High School ground.

Dr Shafiqur Rahman said that if his party gets the opportunity to run the country, it will ensure respect for women.

He alleged that women campaigners for the scale symbol are being insulted and even attacked in some places.

"A nation that does not know how to respect women cannot move forward. We want to build a new Bangladesh where the dignity an...