The interim government in Bangladesh on Wednesday lifted the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami party. Jamaat-e-Islami is the largest Muslim party in Bangladesh. The Hasina government had banned it on August 1. It was accused of inciting riots during the student movement. Bangladesh Home Ministry issued a notice saying that there is no evidence of Jamaat-e-Islami party and its allies being involved in terrorist activities. Therefore, the ban imposed on them is being lifted. Jamaat-e-Islami party is banned from contesting elections since 2013
The High Court in 2013 had termed the manifesto of Jamaat-e-Islami party as a violation of the Constitution. After this, the party was banned from contesting elections. In 2018, the Election Commission also canceled the registration of Jamaat. Even though the interim government has lifted the ban on it, the ban on it contesting elections is still in force. Jamaat-e-Islami party leaders held a meeting with representatives of Indian Media Correspondents Association Bangladesh on Monday. During this, party lawyer Shishir Monir said that the party will file a petition in the Supreme Court next week to lift the ban on contesting elections. In the meeting, party leader Dr. Shafiqur Rahman also emphasized on the relations between India and Bangladesh. Shafiqur said, “Jamaat has had old relations with India. We want to make relations with India even better. We hope that India will also want the same.” The party opposed the partition of India, then became a supporter of Pakistan
Jamaat-e-Islami party was established in 1941 during the British rule. During India’s freedom movement, the party opposed partition. The party believed that partition would threaten Muslim unity. This would separate the Muslims of the country. The party opposed the views of Jinnah’s Muslim League on this. However, after independence, the party leaders supported the Muslim League. The party’s stance has always been pro-Pakistan. It has also been demanding the implementation of Sharia law. The party opposed the formation of a separate Bangladesh in 1971. It also ran campaigns against the Bangladesh independence movement. Jamaat leaders have been accused of promoting fundamentalism and attacking minorities. 75 cases have been registered against Sheikh Hasina so far
75 cases have been registered against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh so far. According to the Bengali newspaper The Daily Star, 3 new cases were registered against Hasina in the Dhaka Court on Tuesday. Earlier, a murder case was registered against her in Bogura. Hasina has 63 murder cases, 7 genocide and crimes against humanity, 3 kidnapping and 2 other cases registered against her. An investigation is also going on against her in the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh for the violence that took place during the student movement. Sheikh Hasina established the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in 2010. This tribunal was set up to investigate the violence that took place during the Bangladesh Independence Movement in 1971. Interim government released the leader of the radical organization
Earlier, the interim government led by Mohammad Yunus on Monday (26 August) released Jasimuddin Rahmani, the head of the radical organization Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), on parole. This group also has links with the terrorist organization Al Qaeda. The Sheikh Hasina government had banned Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) in 2015. This organization has also been accused of spreading terrorism in India. Many workers of the organization have been arrested in India. Jasimuddin was sentenced to 5 years in jail for inciting the murder of a blogger. He was released in January this year, but was sent to jail in another case. Also read this news… Violence again in Bangladesh, 50 injured: Home Guard Ansar Group surrounded the Secretariat, students came to rescue; Ansar accused of being Hasina’s agent; violence erupted once again in Bangladesh. On late Sunday night, a clash broke out between Home Guard (Ansar Group) and students. According to The Daily Star, 50 people were injured in the clash. In fact, Ansar Group was protesting for the last two days. Ansar Group is a paramilitary force. Ansar Group demands that their jobs be made permanent. Read full news…
