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Soon the situation in Chittagong Hill Tracts will be calm: Obaidul Quader
KNF attack to loot money and show capability: RAB
Kidnapped manager of Sonali Bank returns to his family
Home Minister to visit Bandarban tomorrow to inspect situation
Radicalism's insidious resurgence and revival of Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh
Dhaka, March 10: For decades, the nation of Bangladesh has grappled with the insidious threat of religious extremism, a malignant force that seeks to undermine the country's secular foundations and democratic ideals. At the vanguard of this nefarious agenda stands Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), a radical Islamist group with a long and sordid history of promoting intolerance, violence, and anti-democratic ideologies.
Prime Minister calls on all parties to participate in national elections
Own Correspondent, Dhaka, 18 November 2023: Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called on all political parties of the country, including BNP, to participate in the upcoming national elections, saying that BNP should participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections by apologizing to the nation for committing crimes and arson.
Webinar held on Jamaat-e-Islami, panellists discuss outfit's role in Bangladesh's political scene
Dhaka, November 16: At a Democracy Forum webinar on 14 November 2023, titled ‘Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh – the subcontinental Brotherhood’, speakers expressed divergent views on whether the rise of Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh would take the country in a regressive direction, or have the potential to participate in the democratic process.
BNP-Jamaat wants to stall Bangladesh’s growth wheel for political gains
Dhaka, November 15: It's official. The principal opposition, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the dreaded Islamist forces headed by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (formerly Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh) are out to destabilise the Bangladeshi economy which had a remarkable run under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the ruling Awami League, for last 15 years.
BNP-Jamaat is spreading lies in favor of war crimes
Own Correspondent, Dhaka, 18 August 2023: BNP-Jamaat has always propagated terror-violence and lies in its political activities, said Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon MP. He said that recently they have started campaigning and violence in favor of war crimes by using Saeedee's death as an excuse ahead of the elections.
Clash after Sayeedi's funeral prayer in Cox's Bazar, 1 shot dead
Dhaka, August 16: Miscreants committed violent incidents in Chakria and Pekua of Cox's Bazar after the funeral of Jamaat-e-Islami leader, Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity. The vehicles of OC, UNO, Health Officer, Aceland and other government officials were damaged in the attack by the people attending the funeral. One person was killed in a shootout during the violence. At least 20 policemen including the OCs of two police stations were injured.
BNP-JEI (BD) Nexus: A Bangladeshi Curse
Dhaka, August 4: The US-led West has a proven track record of playing the game of brinkmanship around the world. The Islamic world has been the worst victim of Western meddling in their affairs. They bombed one’s economies to rubble, on fictitious grounds, paved the way for social unrest, and the rise of extremist forces. Their track record in effectively fighting terrorism is equally pathetic. The West offered safe sanctuary to extremist elements, who brought a bad name to Islam. “Saudi Arabia is more keen to fight terrorism than the Europeans,” the UAE’s foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan said in 2017.
Petition filed seeking ban on Jamaat's political programmes
Dhaka, June 27: An appeal has been filed in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking a ban on the political programmes of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. The application was made by Tariqat Federation Secretary General Syed Rezaul Haque Chandpuri's lawyer Barrister Tanya Amir.
There is no lack of sincerity of the government in the trial of Jamaat war criminals: Law Minister
Dhaka, May 6: Law Minister Anisul Huq said that the process of amending the law to prosecute Jamaat as a war criminal political party is underway. He made this comment in response to reporters' questions after inaugurating a training workshop for government judges at the judicial training institute in the capital on Saturday afternoon.
Eight people including Jamaat leader Salim remanded
Dhaka, April 8: The court granted a five-day remand to Jamaat-e-Islami's Dhaka Metropolitan North Amir Muhammad Salim Uddin, who was arrested from a secret meeting.
USA: Flirting with fundamentalist Islam
The United States (US) government is like a loose cannon with its double standards and hypocrisy in lecturing and pillorying other countries’ human rights shortcomings as if it has the moral and ethical superiority on this matter. It has once again accused the current Awami League government in Bangladesh of committing human rights violations in its recently released 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. The report by the US State Department regarding Bangladesh has sparked concerns as it seems to support the Islamist outfit Jamaat-e-Islam (JeI).
BNP-Jamaat plan to unleash massive violence in order to dismiss parliamentary elections
Bangladesh’ next general election is most likely to be held in the first week of January 2024 and indications are that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its ally, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), which has lost the support and sympathy of the people, will try to undermine the validity of the election process by violent protests and attacks on ordinary Bangladeshis, especially targeting minorities.
The nefarious designs of Jamaat-E-Islami and its detrimental impact
With the recent arrest of Dr Shafiqur Rahman, the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, by the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Bangladesh over his suspected links with extremism, the focus on Jamaat-e-Islami, the largest Islamic political party in Bangladesh (now banned) has again been brought to the fore. However, it would be more appropriate to say that Jamaat is rather an extremist group in the garb of a political party that harbours the dream of converting People's Republic of Bangladesh into an Islamic state run on sharia laws with ulterior motives.
10 policemen injured in clash with Jamaat in Dhaka
Dhaka, December 31: Police clashed with Jamaat-e-Islami in some areas of the capital. Police have arrested some people after these clashes. Besides, the police claimed that 10 policemen were injured in the incident.
Jamaat Amir has admitted to son's involvement in militancy
Dhaka, December 24: Jamaat Amir Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has admitted the involvement of his son Dr. Rafat Sadiq Saifullah with the new militant organization "Jamaatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya".