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Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and opposition leader Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has said the Awami League should not return to politics without expressing remorse or regret to the nation for past events. He said bringing the party back into politics solely for political calculations or to strengthen a political alliance would be an injustice and a heinous crime. He made the remarks at a meeting with journalists at the Bagerhat Circuit House on Friday morning. Responding to a question about the Awami Lea...

Abdul Wahed (55), a local Jamaat leader, has been arrested at Jamalpur's Madarganj on charges of embezzling Tk 400 crore from clients under the guise of a cooperative society. He was sent to jail through a court on Wednesday.Abdul Wahed is a director of Al-Akaba Multipurpose Cooperative Society and a former amir (chief) of the upazila Jamaat-e-Islami. Madarganj Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Snehasish Roy confirmed the information.He was arrested on Tuesday afternoon from the bypass area...