Dhaka, June 23 (V7N) — Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman claimed on Sunday that leaders of his party have faced the highest level of political persecution under the current Awami League government.

Speaking during a meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori at the Jamaat headquarters in Moghbazar, Rahman said that members of his party have been subjected to widespread harassment, politically motivated arrests, and even extrajudicial killings in what he described as a campaign of suppression.

“No other government has persecuted Jamaat leaders to this extent,” Rahman asserted, adding that many of his party colleagues have been convicted or killed under fabricated and unjust charges.

While detailed records of the meeting were not made public, party sources said the discussions also included broader topics such as human rights, political freedom, and the current state of democratic institutions in Bangladesh.

Rahman urged Japan, a long-time development partner of Bangladesh, to remain engaged with the country's political and civil landscape and to take note of what he described as ongoing violations of legal and political rights.

The Japanese embassy has yet to release a formal statement on the meeting.

Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh’s largest Islamist political party, has faced intense scrutiny and legal restrictions in recent years, particularly following the 2013 war crimes trials, which resulted in the execution and imprisonment of several senior party figures. The party has been banned from contesting elections under its current registration status.

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