In a statement, the Jamaat Ameer said the nation has been reassured by this announcement
Election Commission (EC) yesterday decided to reinstate the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party, assigning the “Daripalla” (weighing scale) as its official election symbol.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver its verdict today on Jamaat-e-Islami’s appeal against a High Court verdict that scrapped its registration with the Election Commission (EC) as a political party.
The activist was seen kicking a woman during a protest programme on Wednesday
He was a man of principle who was never afraid to speak truth.
Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman yesterday apologised to anyone who might be hurt by the party at any time.
The first round of reform talks produced a wide range of agreements and disagreements
The proposal was placed during meeting with CPC delegation
Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher today said his party would extend full support to constructive and pragmatic reforms aimed at ensuring the welfare of the country and its people..“Jamaat fully agrees with any pragmatic changes or reforms that are beneficial for th
Bangladesh’s vicious cycle of political retribution stops with Jamaat-e-Islami, said its Ameer Shafiqur Rahman.
The ruling party should stop organising parallel programmes and fuelling confrontation.
The government’s decision to allow Jamaat-e-Islami back in active politics, instead of bringing it to book for its 1971 role, will be suicidal for the ruling Awami League and above all, the country, said freedom fighters, families of the martyrs and war crimes researchers.
Anti war crimes campaigners and rights activists have criticised the latest US human rights report on Bangladesh that advocated for the "freedom of assembly" of Jamaat-e-Islami – which strongly opposed the independence of Bangladesh and with the Pakistan army committed crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.
The ruling Awami League and the BNP have once again started rallying lesser and sometimes even completely unknown political parties to form alliances.
Jamaat's assistant secretary general Barrister Abdur Razzaq has resigned from the party, a move insiders say will create pressure on Jamaat to reform its charter.
The High Court yesterday questioned the legality of the Election Commission's rejection of an application for cancelling the candidacy of 25 Jamaat-e-Islami leaders.
United States Congressman Jim Banks says the US stands with Bangladeshi people seeking free, fair and safe democratic elections but cautions that Islamist groups like Jamaat-e-Islami pose a great threat to the country’s democracy and progress.
The BNP has nominated 25 leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, a key component of the 20-party alliance, to contest the upcoming parliamentary polls.
BNP will soon resolve the problem it is facing with Jamaat-e-Islami over Sylhet City Corporation election, the party’s senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi says.
