Jamaat-e-Islami has already announced primary candidates for 300 seats in the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections. Most of them are young people, including more than two dozen former central presidents of Chhatra Shibir. In response to a question about whether Jamaat's strategy to give such importance to young people in the post-July period, the party's Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar said that the party is choosing young people based on liberal political thinking and inclusive ideas.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is going through the best time in its history after going through various ups and downs in the political context of Bangladesh. After going through various repressions including the death sentence of 11 top leaders of the party on charges of war crimes in the past 16 years, the party is moving forward with new enthusiasm after the July mass uprising. Although it is loud on the streets with its 5-point demands, it is not lagging behind in the voting field either. In the meantime, the party has also finalized the candidates for 300 seats.

Jamaat has gained more confidence in the national elections with the recent victory of the Shibir panel in the student parliaments of universities including DUCSU and JACSU. And in line with this, young leadership is being brought to the forefront in the upcoming elections. That is why more than two dozen former presidents of Islami Chhatra Shibir are on the candidate list.

Former president of Islami Chhatra Shibir, Atiqur Rahman, said, "A significant portion of the youth will vote for the first time this time. Those who were voters before but did not get the opportunity to vote because the election was not held in the way it was. We think that Jamaat-e-Islami has given priority to young people who can go to parliament and speak to the youth to attract them."

He complained that the elections were not fair and said that a significant portion of the youth will vote this time, so this innovative initiative of Jamaat is to attract the youth to vote.

Many young people believe that Jamaat is giving importance to the youth from its anti-Indian hegemony and anti-fascist stance. In addition, the success in the last upazila elections is also playing a role in selecting young candidates as candidates. They believe that voters will welcome something new instead of the politics of intimidation.

Former president of Islami Chhatra Shibir, Delwar Hossain, said, "We have been under Indian hegemony for 16 long years, and no neighboring country in Bangladesh can ever dominate us again. The desired change in the future will come through the hands of the youth, God willing."

Rezaul Karim, former president of Islami Chhatra Shibir, said, "Everyone is saying no to the old politics. I don't know if our politicians understand this. No matter how you create a narrative, they don't accept it."

However, in response to a question about whether bringing young leaders to the forefront is Jamaat's strategy to avoid controversy over its role in the 1971 Liberation War, party Secretary General Mia Golam said that the party is giving importance to liberal political thinking in selecting candidates. He said that if the youth are elected, they will not have to rush to handle the burden of running the state.

Golam Parwar said, "Among the candidates we have selected so far for the seats, our young candidates are notable. All the former student leaders are there. It is a kind of inclusive idea. If Jamaat takes on the responsibility of running the state from a somewhat liberal political mindset, how can we make the state capable of running the new Bangladesh through capable and efficient leadership? But we are selecting such leadership now."

The Jamaat Secretary General said that along with the skills and qualifications of the candidates, importance should be given to the youth from an inclusive perspective.