Md. Mafiz Uddin Sarker, Rangpur

 Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Central Executive Council member and former acting secretary general and Jamaat-e-Islami's nominated national parliament member from Rangpur-2 Badarganj-Taraganj Constituency ATM Azharul Islam said, “The fate of the working people can be changed by implementing the Islamic labour law in the state. For this, all patriotic and honest citizens must gather under the flag of Islam to build a corruption-free humane society according to the provisions of the Al-Quran.”

He said these  while speaking as the chief guest at a gathering of Shramik Kollayan Federation organized by its Badarganj Upazila branch at the Badarganj Model Multipurpose High School ground in Badarganj Upazila of Rangpur on Friday afternoon.

The rally was chaired by Mohammad Shahinur Islam, the president of the Badarganj Upazila branch of the Shramik Kollayan Federation. 

The rally was attended by special guests including Prof Abul Hashem Badal, general secretary of the central committee of the Bangladesh Land Port Workers' Union and assistant regional director of the Rangpur-Dinajpur region of the Bangladesh Shramik Kollayan Federation, Mohammad Belal Abedin, Rangpur district president of the Bangladesh Shramik  Kollayan Federation, Mohammad Belal Abedin advisor and Jamaat-e-Islami Badarganj Upazila Ameer Maulana Kamruzzaman Kabir, advisor and Upazila Nayebe Ameer Shah Mohammad Rustam Ali and Rangpur district president of the Transport Workers' Federation, Mohammad Nur Alam Siddiqui. Among others, Upazila Trade Union Affairs Secretary Sirajul Haniful Islam, Islam, labour leaders Faizar Rahman, Emdadul Haque, Mohammad Morshedul Alam Badal, etc. Mohammad MA Matin, the general secretary of the Badarganj Upazila branch of the Bangladesh Shramik Kollayan Federation moderated the rally.

He regretted that due to the capitalist state system, workers are today being exploited and deprived. Various industries including jute and sugar have been closed and thousands of workers have become unemployed. Garment workers do not get fair wages. Only Islamic labor policy can overcome this crisis.

He said, “To ensure the rights of the people, the July Charter must be given a legal basis. In this fascist-free country, which was achieved with the blood of thousands of youth, the fundamental rights of the people must be ensured.”

Central Executive Council Member ATM Azharul Islam spoke as the chief guest at another voter rally at the Collegiate High School auditorium in Badarganj Municipality area on Friday evening. Jamaat-e-Islami Badarganj Upazila Ameer Maulana Kamruzzaman Kabir presided over the rally.