Bangladesh’s transitional government lifts ban on Jamaat-e-Islami
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The transitional government in Bangladesh has lifted a ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing, and other associated organizations.
According to an official notification, “no specific evidence of involvement of Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Chhatra Shibir, and its associated organizations with terrorism or violence has been found. The government believes that Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Chhatra Shibir, and its affiliates are not involved in terrorist activities.”
The government has therefore revoked the Aug. 1 circular imposing the ban under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009.
The ban was imposed by the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government, alleging that the party was involved in terrorist activities and incited violence during student-led protests in July. Jamaat-e-Islami and its affiliates strongly denied the allegations and condemned the ban as illegal.
On Aug. 8, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, 84, assumed leadership of the transitional government after Sheikh Hasina fled to India on Aug. 5 amid escalating anti-government protests.
Hasina government’s brutal response to the student-led protests resulted in nearly 650 deaths, according to a UN report.
Jamaat-e-Islami has been engaging in dialogue and cooperation with Yunus’s transitional government, and it was anticipated that the ban would soon be lifted.
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