Dhaka, April 13 -- The Leader of the Opposition and Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has vented his fury at the government after the board of Islami Bank sent its managing director on forced leave.

On Monday, speaking at a seminar, he said everything is being monopolised, adding that after what he described as an "coup" at Bangladesh Bank, a new one has now begun at Islami Bank, the country's largest bank.

He warned that Jamaat would not remain passive if this "malpractice" continues.

He was addressing the seminar titled "Government Against Referendum Verdict: Country at a Crossroads".

A day earlier, Islami Bank Managing Director Omar Faruk Khan was sent on compulsory leave, just eight months after taking charge.

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