Bangladesh has banned Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Camp under anti-terrorism law. Bangladesh on Thursday banned Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Camp under anti-terrorism law following nationwide unrest, citing threat posed by the fundamentalist party to public safety.
The government announced this after recent protests related to quota across the country. The Sheikh Hasina government has accused the fundamentalist party of taking advantage of the movement. At least 150 people were killed 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.
The recent decision to ban the Jamaat comes 50 years after the initial ban in 1972 for “misusing religion for political purposes”.
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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.
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.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)