Jamaat urges Emajuddin to withdraw statement

Soon after pro-BNP intellectual Emajuddin Ahamed's statement over the BNP-Jamaat tie, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, a party accused of war criminals, reacted sharply and urged the eminent educationist to withdraw his statement. Issuing a press release, the party also raised question about the intention of Emajuddin Ahmed. “Whose purpose is Emajuddin Ahmed serving by making 'objectionable and misleading' statement?” the press release posed the queston. Jamaat leader Syed Abdullah Md Taher in the press statement expressed surprise and condemned the statement. “The four-party alliance was formed in 2000 with a view to protecting country's democracy, human rights, religious values, country's independence and sovereignty,” he said. Taher said it was now a question that why Mr Emajuddin had made such statements when the country’s independence and sovereignty were at stake. “With due respect to Mr Emajuddin Ahmed we want to say clearly that the 20-party alliance did not appoint Mr Emajuddin Ahmed as a spokesperson of it. He does not have any right to talk on stance of the alliance.” He must withdraw his statement. “We are urging Mr Emajuddin to refrain from making such unexpected statements in future,” the release said.