Cumilla, May 1 -- e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar on Friday said their party in its present form should not be equated with its 1971-era version.

"The party's constitution has been amended several times in line with the demands of the time. The introduction of the current constitution mentions respect for the sacrifices and struggles of the heroic freedom fighters of the Great Liberation War," he said.

The Jamaat leader was addressing a workers' rally organised by the Bangladesh Sramik Kalyan Federation's Cumilla city unit at the Cumilla Town Hall Ground, marking historic May Day.

He said despite so many constitutional changes, a group is trying to keep the old debate alive. "This is not an expression of patriotism or the s...