Bangladesh, April 29 -- Parliament on Tuesday witnessed heated exchanges after BNP lawmaker Fazlur Rahman (Kishoreganj-4) remarked that no family member of freedom fighters should join the politics of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.

"The Leader of the Opposition said that he is from the family of freedom fighters, from the family of martyrs, and he is a man of Jamaat-e-Islami.

This is a double crime. No one from the family of freedom fighters can join Jamaat," Fazlur Rahman said while taking part in the discussion on the thanksgiving motion on the President's speech.

His remarks triggered strong protests from opposition lawmakers, creating a tense situation in the House and interrupting his speech for several minutes.

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