Gono Odhikar Parishad Rashed Khan Claims Jamaat Met Indian Officials Before Election

PothikTV News Desk: 23 October 2026, 11:04 am

Rashed Khan, General Secretary of Gono Odhikar Parishad, has claimed that Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leaders held a meeting with Indian intelligence agencies and high-ranking government officials in a third country prior to the national election.

He made these comments in response to a recent remark by Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar, who alleged that BNP was attempting to return in the form of the Awami League alongside India.

Addressing the Jamaat leader’s statement, Rashed Khan said that while Mia Golam Parwar accused BNP of collaborating with India, Jamaat itself had engaged in discussions with Indian officials abroad before the parliamentary election took place.

He further alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami maintains communication with India behind the scenes while taking an anti-India posture publicly to engage in political rhetoric.

Rashed Khan asserted that BNP, Jamaat, and Gono Odhikar Parishad had jointly struggled for seventeen years to dismantle fascist rule and secure democratic rights for the people of Bangladesh.

He expressed concern that division among pro-uprising political forces could jeopardize the national unity formed after the August 5 mass uprising and potentially pave the way for the return of fascism.

He urged all political parties to abandon the tendency to blame one another and called for unity to rebuild the country and preserve the gains of the movement.