Sangsad Bhaban, June 22 -- A BNP lawmaker on Monday called for the prohibition of the politics of a party he likened to fascists, without directly naming Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, while another member of parliament urged the government to ban political meetings in mosques and madrasas.

Taking part in the general discussion on the proposed national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year in Parliament, BNP MP from Jhalakathi-1 Rofiqul Islam Jamal said a party that had opposed Bangladesh's independence in 1971 should not be allowed to engage in politics in the country.

"Those who practise politics in the name of religion took a series of controversial decisions. This party was against the country's independence in 1971 and opposed the creati...