“We will not offer unemployment allowances to young people. Young people, what do you want? You want work. Insha Allah, we will provide you with works. We don’t want to insult our youth by offering unemployment handouts. Our July fighters never marched demanding unemployment benefits; they demanded rightful employment. We promise that regardless of caste, ethnicity, religion or gender, whoever is suited to a particular job will be given that job, Insha Allah,” he added.

Shafiqur Rahman further said, “In a Bangladesh based on justice and fairness, we may not be able to pay equal salaries to everyone serving the state across all professions—government, semi-government, private or autonomous institutions. But the government will be obliged to provide fair remuneration in accordance with each person’s dignity and status. We want them to live with dignity and to serve the country by fully realising their potential.”

Pledging to build a united Bangladesh, he said, “This nation will no longer bite itself over old grudges. We will not allow anyone to divide the nation again. ‘United nation, united Bangladesh’—this is our slogan. Insha Allah, we will move forward with it.”

“This time, two votes are needed for justice. One is a referendum. What will you say in the referendum? ‘Yes’ means freedom; ‘No’ means subjugation. Insha Allah, the first vote on the 12th will be ‘Yes’, and ‘Yes’ will prevail with everyone together. The second vote is for a Bangladesh of justice and fairness. We pray to Almighty Allah that on the 13th, this country will be reborn as a new nation,” the Jamaat ameer added.