Dhaka, April 28 -- BNP lawmaker Fazlur Rahman has said members of freedom fighters' and martyrs' families "cannot join Jamaat-e-Islami", saying it would be a "double offence" if any of them did so.

The Kishoreganj-4 MP made the assertion during a discussion on the motion of thanks on the president's address.

"I say it again, members of martyr families cannot be in Jamaat. If they do, it is a double offence," he said.

Following his remarks, the Jamaat-led Opposition Bench members protested loudly in the House during the session chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad.

At one point, the speaker stood up and urged members to remain seated and calm down.

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