Charmonai Pir and Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) Amir Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim. File Photo

DHAKA, Sept 15, 2025 (BSS)- Charmonai Pir and Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) Amir Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim today said country’s people, including students, made their supreme sacrifices in  the July Uprising not for an election only and transfer of state-power.
 
“Their sacrifice was for permanently save the country from the grip of dictatorship, remove the 54-year-long tyranny, corruption, ensure the balance of power, voting rights  and accountability everywhere, and establish the respect and dignity of all citizens,” he told at a press conference at the IAB central office here this afternoon.

“Statements and behaviour of a political party is like that the July movement was only for the transfer of power,” he said without mentioning name of any political party.

“Only election without any reform and justice will lead the country back to the old evil political order,” he feared saying July warriors and families of the martyrs cannot accept this situation at all.
 
He disagreed with some political parties to implement the reform agenda after the election. “We found same consensus among the political parties in 1990. But those commitment were fully ignored after the election,” he said.

He demanded the government for making the July National Charter legal under the constitutional framework or referendum.

Calling for speedy trial of the fascists, Mufti Rezaul Karim said the crimes committed by the Awami League are not the misdeeds of any misguided political party. But, it is a well-organized crime like that of Mafia circle.
 
He said all the leaders of the Awami League are staying outside the country and hatching conspiracy while Awami League leaders at district and thana levels have started returning to their respective areas.
 
“It’s out of imagining how greedy, cruel and revengeful the Awami League leaders were. The delay in trial of the Awami League leaders is posing threat to the lives of the July warriors, he said.
 
“In such a reality, he said the activities of the crime tribunal should be expanded up to the district level and immediate steps should be taken to bring the criminals to the country from abroad and recover their laundered money as well. 
 
The Pir supported banning the politics of Jatiya Party as an ally of fascism saying Jatiya Party is trying to rehabilitate the deposed Awami League.
 
“Jatiya Party have participated in every fraud national election and tried to legitimize the illegal elections,” he said.
  
Reiterating his party’s stance for polls under Proportionate Ratio (PR) system, the IAB Amir said, necessary measures must be taken to organize the elections in the lower and upper houses of the parliament under PR system in country’s greater interest.