Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has said that his party secured three major gains in the recent national election and is now preparing for a “second fight” in the upcoming local government polls.

Shafiqur made the remarks on Friday while speaking as the chief guest at a Shura and Executive Council Members’ Training Camp organized by Sylhet district unit of Jamaat at a community centre in Sylhet.

Highlighting the party’s achievements, he said, “We have gained three benefits in this election. First, for the first time, a meaningful unity has been formed under the leadership of Jamaat. Previously, we joined alliances under others’ leadership; this time, it was under ours. Second, for the first time, Allah has entrusted us with the responsibility of the main opposition party. Third, we fought simultaneously against six forces in this election. I am not naming them; you all know who they are. We have now understood their combined strength.”

The event was presided over by Sylhet district Jamaat Ameer Maulana Habibur Rahman.

Shafiqur added, “The Bangladesh of the future will be a Bangladesh of Islam, a Bangladesh for people yearning for liberation.”

He instructed party leaders and activists to begin preparations for the local government elections, saying, “Our first battle was the national election. Our second fight will begin with the local government elections. In this struggle, not a single position should remain vacant for us.”