Staff Correspondent: At a discussion titled “Zakat and the Significance of Ramadan” organized by Bangladesh Jamaat‑e‑Islami’s Dhaka‑6 constituency, former MP and Jamaat Assistant Secretary‑General Dr. A.H.M. Hamidur Rahman Azad said, “Those who do not fear Allah are not afraid to engineer elections.” He stressed that anyone who believes they will be accountable to Allah cannot cast fake votes or manipulate elections.Dr. Azad, speaking as chief guest, described fasting as a means of attaining taqwa (God‑consciousness). “Fasting is not for show; it is for Allah. It purifies a person. If after Ramadan a person still engages in corruption, extortion or terrorism, their fast is meaningless,” he warned. He added that Ramadan, the month of Qur’an revelation, elevates any individual, society or state that internalizes its teachings. “Only by establishing Qur’anic principles can a person, community or nation achieve true success,” he said.Special guest Dr. Abdul Mannan, chairman of Old Dhaka Development Forum and assistant secretary of Dhaka South, highlighted that Zakat became obligatory in the second Hijri year to purify and dynamize the economy. “A vibrant economy is the key to eradicating poverty,” he noted, urging everyone to calculate and pay Zakat correctly.The event, held on Friday afternoon, was chaired by Dhaka South’s Working Committee Member Md. Kamrul Ahsan Hasan. Attendees included city Shura members Master Ruhul Amin, Mir Bahar Aminul Islam, Nesar Uddin, as well as local thana Ameers, secretaries and other party officials from the Dhaka‑6 constituency. After the discussion, participants joined an Iftar mahfil hosted by the same organizing committee.