Staff Reporter :
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has called on future political leaders to act with a sense of accountability to their conscience and responsibility before Almighty Allah, warning against entrusting power to those who previously plundered the nation’s wealth.
Speaking as chief guest at a free medical camp organized in the capital’s Ibrahimpur area of Dhaka-15 constituency on Friday, Dr. Rahman said, “Those who come to power in the future must conduct themselves with the awareness that while people can be deceived, Allah cannot be deceived.
Our politics must be guided by morality, justice, and service to humanity.”
The event, arranged by the Kafrul Thana South unit of Jamaat, was presided over by local Ameer Professor Anwarul Karim.
Central working committee member and Dhaka city north Nayeb-e-Ameer Abdur Rahman Musa also spoke, alongside city leaders Md. Shahidullah and Shah Alam Tuhin.
Dr. Rahman emphasised Jamaat’s long-standing struggle to transform Bangladesh into a welfare state rooted in Islamic values. “Our politics is not about personal gain or negative competition. It is about restoring positive politics where every citizen-regardless of religion, caste, or community-can enjoy equal rights and dignity.
The state must never act with discrimination,” he said.
He claimed that when Jamaat had two ministers in government, they had demonstrated integrity and competence.
“They proved that corruption-free, capable, and honest leadership is possible. If given the chance again, Islamic forces can build the just society we envision,” he added.
Reflecting on the student-led “July Revolution” of 2024, Rahman said it had created new opportunities but also challenges. “We must move cautiously, for the shadows of uncertainty remain. Unity and sacrifice are necessary to establish a truly just Bangladesh.”
The Jamaat chief also addressed healthcare, sharing his personal decision to seek treatment within the country instead of abroad. “Many who went overseas for treatment returned in coffins, while many regained full health through local doctors.
Healing ultimately lies in Allah’s hands. I chose to receive care in Bangladesh to help restore people’s trust in domestic healthcare and to encourage our doctors,” he said.
Dr. Rahman stressed that medicine is a noble service-oriented profession, urging physicians to serve all classes of people with sincerity.
He called for raising medical education to global standards, modernizing hospitals with advanced equipment, and making healthcare more accessible and patient-friendly. “Only then will the public’s confidence in local healthcare be fully restored,” he said.
Concluding his speech, Rahman urged citizens to stand united in building a “new Bangladesh” free of corruption, injustice, and fear, where positive transformation-including the elimination of hunger and poverty-could be achieved within five years if people vote for truth and justice.
