Protests erupted at Dhaka University (DU) and Jagannath University (JnU) campuses yesterday over allegations that Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman made derogatory remarks about working women in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account.

Coming down heavily on Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) Ameer Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim yesterday said Jamaat plans to hold “secret meetings” with the US and India to implement “their own versions of justice”.

The comment against women allegedly made from the verified X account of Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has triggered widespread debate and criticism both online and offline.

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Principal clarified that no rival candidates were invited and that the event involved no election campaigning or promotional activities

He also pledged to end the culture where “the king’s son becomes king, and the minister’s son becomes minister.”

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