Bangladesh government has decided to ban Jamaat-e-Islami. Recently, the government announced this after nationwide quota protests. 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 government property was extensively damaged.
The decision to ban Jamaat-e-Islami was taken at a meeting of the 14-party alliance led by Sheikh Hasina’s Jamaat Awami League. During the meeting, the coalition parties also reportedly appealed to ban the fundamentalist party. For example, it is a political party, considered fundamentalist in Bangladesh. This political party is among the supporting parties of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
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Jamaat was founded in undivided India.
Bangladesh Law Minister Aneesul Haque announced the ban on the party on Tuesday. Jamaat-e-Islami was founded in 1941 in undivided India during the British rule. The Hasina government alleges that the protesting students have denied allegations that they were involved in violence.
Legal aspects will be reviewed!
Law Minister Anisul Haque said there was evidence that student units of the Jamaat and BNP (Khalida Zia’s party) were involved in protests across the country that led to violence. The Awami League has said that the party will thoroughly investigate all legal aspects before banning Shabbir (student wing), to avoid any possible legal entanglement.
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In a landmark judgment on August 1, 2013, the Bangladesh High Court declared the party’s registration with the Election Commission illegal. The party then appealed to the Appellate Division and the registration was canceled in 2018.
