Jamaat-e-Islami
Jamaat delegation in meeting with Yunus
Earlier yesterday, a five-member delegation of BNP met with Yunus at Jamuna
EC registration: SC restores Jamaat’s appeal against scrapping
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday restored an appeal that challenged a High Court verdict scrapping the Jamaat-e-Islami’s registration with the Election Commission as a political party.
Will apologise if ’71 crimes are proven beyond doubt: Shafiqur
Jamaat-e-Islami will own up to crimes committed during the Liberation War if they are proven beyond doubt.
Star Interview / ‘Jamaat to end cycle of revenge’
Bangladesh’s vicious cycle of political retribution stops with Jamaat-e-Islami, said its Ameer Shafiqur Rahman.
Violence prevails yet again
The ruling party should stop organising parallel programmes and fuelling confrontation.
‘Letting jamaat return’: Will be suicidal for the nation
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.
Rights activists slam US report’s claims about Jamaat
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.
Alliances with smaller parties: A game of numbers
The ruling Awami League and the BNP have once again started rallying lesser and sometimes even completely unknown political parties to form alliances.
Jamaat faces heat over '71 apology
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.
One issue shouldn't cloud ties with Dhaka: Islamabad
Apparently showing their affection for war criminals being tried in Bangladesh for their crimes against humanity, Pakistan has said the relations between the two countries 'should not be clouded' with a single issue.
Pakistan to move UN on hanging of war criminals
Pakistan Prime minister’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz says the country will raise the issue of executing Jamaat-e-Islami leaders in Bangladesh at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Some unresolved issues
Not only the ruling coalition and its main Opposition (which is outside the Parliament) contradict each other as to who have been killing writers, bloggers and freethinkers in the country, but some ministers of the coalition government also contradict each other in this regard.
Pakistan’s criticism met with Dhaka’s protest
Bangladesh has summoned Pakistan envoy in Dhaka in a quick response to the condemnation note Islamabad handed over for the execution of a top war criminal, Motiur Rahman Niazami. While Pakistan envoy insists that bilateral relations won't be harmed, Dhaka hands another strong protest.
Jamaat’s 24-hr hartal progressing peacefully
The 24-hour countrywide hartal enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami is progressing peacefully with very little hindrance to public life.
Pakistan parliament condemns Nizami hanging
Pakistan’s parliament passes a unanimous resolution expressing “concern” and condemns the hanging of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami. Sidewise, the country’s foreign ministry issues a statement voicing sadness over the execution. It also terms the execution “unfortunate.”
Jamaat-Shibir men clash with cops in Rajshahi
Law enforcers open fire on activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir during a clash in Rajshahi.
Nizami’s profile
War criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami's appointment as a minister by the BNP-led government was a slap in the face to our Liberation
[WATCH] Justice finally for the death designer’s victims
The nation had to wait for 69 months to witness a long overdue justice is being carried out for the mass murders and rape in 1971 led by war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami. The legal battle in the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Nizami has drawn to a conclusion as the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed his petition for reviewing its verdict that upheld his death penalty.
War crimes: Verdict read out to Nizami at Dhaka jail
Hours after Supreme Court released its full verdict dismissing condemned war criminal Nizami’s review plea, authorities of Dhaka jail, where he had been kept, reads out the verdict to him.