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Political Assistant to the Prime Minister Rashed Khan
Rashed Khan, Political Assistant to the Prime Minister, has sharply criticized Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for its decision to omit Gopalganj from its scheduled roadside rallies during the Dhaka-Khulna long march. In a statement posted on his verified Facebook profile on Saturday (October 31), he termed the party's formal avoidance of Gopalganj as an exhibition of stark political immaturity and questioned the party's claimed convictions and courage.
In his post, Rashed Khan highlighted that while Jamaat-e-Islami organized a large-scale motorcade from Dhaka to Khulna with plans to hold rallies across districts along the highway, it intentionally excluded Gopalganj and even convened a formal press briefing to publicly announce that decision. He noted that while party leaders frequently declare that they fear none but the Almighty, their reluctance to organize a gathering in Gopalganj out of apprehension toward local residents exposes a clear contradiction between their rhetoric and their political fortitude.
Questioning the authenticity of past political claims, Rashed Khan remarked that figures within the student movement had previously claimed credit for orchestrating tactical blueprints during mass uprisings, yet the alliance appeared completely unwilling to demonstrate similar boldness by charting a rally into Gopalganj. He argued that if the party possessed genuine resolve, it would have designed a direct march to Gopalganj to establish its presence on the ground.
He further alleged that the Jamaat-led alliance is eager to position itself as the principal opposition while remaining entirely unwilling to embrace political risks or confront challenging terrain. Rashed Khan claimed that the party avoided Gopalganj due to concerns that holding a gathering there might be perceived as a direct provocation, leading senior leaders like Mia Golam Porwar to solicit blessings from Gopalganj residents from afar rather than staging an event. Concluding his remarks, the Prime Minister's assistant asserted that the public expected a robust, combative stance from an aspiring major opposition party, noting that an unyielding march toward Gopalganj would have provided far greater credibility to their past political claims.
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