Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Former National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Tasnim Jara has criticised Jamaat-e-Islami activists over alleged attempts to obstruct the burial of freedom fighter Manik Pashari in Pirojpur, questioning what the party would do if it came to power.

In a Facebook post on Monday, Jara accused Jamaat of invoking justice, human rights and dignity for its own leaders while denying them to others.

She said Pashari's family had faced distress after his death, adding that Jamaat activists had opposed his burial in Pirojpur despite the family's wish to bury him at their homestead.

Jara said people in Bangladesh traditionally come forward to help bury the dead, bringing spades and other materials without being asked.

But after Pash...