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.
Stop interfering in internal issues, Dhaka tells Islamabad
Reacting to Pakistan's expression of concern over the dismissal of Jamaat chief Motiur Rahman Nizami's review plea against death sentence in war crimes trial, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam urges Islamabad not to interfere in Bangladesh’s internal affairs.
24-hr hartal underway, Jamaat man held
An alleged activist of Jamaat-e-Islami was detained while trying to bring out a procession in Dhaka during the party-enforced 24-hour countrywide hartal.
SC scraps Nizami’s review plea, upholds death
Supreme Court upholds death penalty awarded to war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami for his wartime crimes, dismissing his review plea against the gallows.
Prosecution dedicates Kishoreganj Razakars’ verdict to Jahanara Imam
The prosecution has dedicates a war crimes tribunal’s verdict, which handed death to four Kishoreganj Razakars, to Shaheed Janani Jahanara Imam.
Tangail tailor killing: 3 placed on 6-day remand
A Tangail Court grants six-day remand for each of the three detainees including a local Jamaat-e-Islami leader in two cases filed in connection with killing of a Hindu tailor.
‘Shibir man’ held over RU professor killing
A person has been detained in connection with the murder of Prof AFM Reazul Karim Siddiquee, a professor of Rajshahi University.
2 Jhenidah Shibir men shot dead
The bullet-hit bodies of two Islami Chhatra Shibir men of Jhenidah are found in Jessore Sadar upazila. The victims were picked up by law enforcers last month, family alleges.
Nizami seeks review of SC verdict upholding death penalty
Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahmnan Nizami seeks review of Supreme Court verdict that upheld his death penalty for his war crimes.
Jamaat calls countrywide hartal tomorrow
Jamaat-e-Islami calls nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal tomorrow alleging that move is on to abandon Islam as state religion.
War crimes: Charges pressed against 6 Gaibandha men
The prosecution press three charges against six people including a former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker who allegedly committed crimes in Gaibandha during the Liberation War.