Last Updated on 30/07/2024 by Arun jain
The Bangladesh government has decided to ban Jamaat-e-Islami. The government announced this after the recent quota related protests across the country. The Sheikh Hasina government has accused the fundamentalist party of taking advantage of the movement. At least 150 people have died in the protests, and there has been massive damage to public property.
The decision to ban Jamaat-e-Islami was taken in a meeting of the 14 party alliance led by Sheikh Hasina’s party Awami League. During the meeting, the alleged allied parties also appealed to ban the fundamentalist party. For example, this is a political party, which is considered fundamentalist in Bangladesh. This political party is among the parties supporting former PM Khaleda Zia.
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Jamaat was established in undivided India
Bangladesh Law Minister Anisul Haque announced the ban on Jamaat on Tuesday. Jamaat-e-Islami was founded in 1941 in undivided India under British rule. The Hasina government alleges that the students involved in the protests have rejected the allegations that they were involved in the violence.
Legal aspects will be examined!
Law Minister Anisul Haque said there was evidence that Jamaat and BNP’s (Khaleda Zia’s party) student wing were involved in protests across the country and perpetrated the violence. The Awami League said it would thoroughly examine all legal aspects before banning Jamaat-Shibir (student wing) so that any possible legal loopholes could be avoided.
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In a landmark judgement on August 1, 2013, the Bangladesh High Court declared Jamaat’s registration with the Election Commission invalid. Jamaat then appealed to the Appellate Division and the registration was cancelled in 2018.