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Published : 29 Sep 2025, 07:26 PM
Senior BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that individuals with ideological ties to the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, are being “deliberately” placed in key positions within the administration under the interim government.
At BNP’s central office in Naya Paltan on Monday afternoon, the senior joint secretary general reacted to a statement by Information Advisor Mahfuj Alam.
Rizvi said elements aligned with “fascism” are already present within the administration, and accused the government of elevating Islamist loyalists who once operated as Shibir activists during their student life but later entered the cadre service.
He argued that if such figures continue to occupy important posts, “a functional and articulate state will not be possible and a free, fair election will remain out of reach”.
According to him, officials are being identified by their political background and strategically placed in what he described as “king points” of authority.
“If Jamaat and Shibir cadres are brought into those positions, they will never allow fair election.
“Once politically motivated cadres are embedded across the administration, the machinery itself will resist a fair vote,” he warned.
The accusation followed Mahfuj’s claim on Sunday that “the BNP-Jamaat took control of the interim administration by dividing it among themselves” after the fall of the Awami League government.
Responding, Rizvi said individuals linked to a particular Islamist party were instead being “systematically placed”.
“Mahfuj Alam spoke of the BNP-Jamaat infighting. I ask, where? Show us. What is happening is the installation of people aligned with one party,” he said.
He mentioned names of several officers with Chhatra Dal backgrounds who, according to him, had not been given significant roles.
The BNP leader further warned that the government appeared to be moving with a “blueprint” and an agenda rooted in a hidden “deep state”.
He argued that unless neutrality was restored within the administration, no level playing field for elections could be ensured.
