"We don't know them (militants), they have no name and address. They are either distracted from the religion or puppets of anti-Islam forces. They are rather working against us," he said.

He was addressing Rajshahi city Jamaat workers' council at Shah Mokhdum (Rh) Eidgah field in the noon yesterday.

He asked the party men to identify those who try to link Jamaat with the militant groups and said, "Resist those who are conspiring against Islam."

Rajshahi city Jamaat Ameer Maolana Ataur Rahman chaired the daylong council addressed among others by Rajshahi City Mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu MP, Mia Golam Parwar MP, Jamaat's Assistant Secretary-General Abdul Kader Mollah.

Quoting columnist Farhad Majhar, Nizami said that the Israeli secret service Mossad and that of a close ally of Israel were behind the rise of the militants in Bangladesh.

An evil power is plotting against the country," he said adding Muslims must remain alert to the evil.

He also said that the postponement of the Saarc summit was the outcome of an anti-Islam conspiracy. "Kibria was murdered to have logics behind the postponement."

Nizami also claimed that Jamaat is a complete Islamic party as it follows Al-Qur'an and Al-Hadith. "Our party believes in democracy and laws of Allah and his Rasul (Sm). And those who question us do not have the right to claim themselves Muslims."