Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (often referred as just 'Jamaat') is the largest and most influential Islamic party in Bangladesh . In the last general election ( 2001 ) it secured 18 seats (among 300 seats) in the parliament and awarded 2 ministries for its role in the formation of the four-party alliance that gained a landslide victory in the 2001 Parliamentary Election. Today the BNP -Jamaat alliance enjoys a two-third majority in the Parliament. Jamaat is an ideological party that advocates for greater role of Islam in public life. According to the party, the main objective of Jamaat is the establishment of Deen or Islamic social order through ethical, peaceful, constructive, democratic, and constitutional means. Jamaat claims that it lives up to its standards since its inception in 1941 . Their critics however have alleged that through its advocation of a non-Islamic political process such as democracy, being part of a non-Islamic government which establishes and condones non-Islamic law, through their alliance with primarily non-Islamic nationalist and socialist political outfits such as the BNP and the Jatiya Party and the nature of its many businesses and social centres such as the institution Manarat - depict the Jamaat of a more overtly nationalistic party, whose views and expressions parallel that of Pakistani socialism - which uses the name of Islam as a political facade to help it gain popularity among the religious populace of Bangladesh and thus gain economic and financial advantages to run its many businesses and social centres. The critics have also alleged that the Jamaat, and their leaders and current MPs such as Matiur Rahman Nizami and Delwar Hossain Sayeedi , assisted the Pakistani army, with whom Jamaat's political branch in Pakistan had a link with, in their suppression of the liberation movement that later guaranteed Bangladesh their independence - and thus have committed war crimes. These charges, denied by the Jamaat leaders in question, however have been ignored by the current government and there has never been an official trial or investigation to prosecute the Jamaat of these allegations.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ( , Bangladesh Islamic Assembly ), previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (a.k.a 'Jamaat'), is a far-right political party in Bangladesh. It is also the largest Islamist political party in the country . It joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in an alliance and a four-party coalition government during 2001-2006 and held two Ministries in Khaleda Zia's government. It is a member of the Four Party Alliance . Jamaat was an anti-liberation front who openly attempted to stop the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan, believing it would have existed better as a united Islamic state ; it had previously opposed the partition of India. A number of members of the party played a part in the during the war, }. Several of its leaders were then exiled from Bangladesh .

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ( ), previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh , and Jamaat for short, is the largest Islamist political party in Bangladesh . On 1 August 2013 the Bangladesh Supreme Court declared the registration of the Jamaat-e-Islami illegal, ruling that the party is unfit to contest national polls, following widespread acts of violence against religious minorities and others, and calls by Jamaat-e-Islami supporters for reunification with Pakistan , and expulsion of the approximately 20 million non-Muslim Bangladeshis. The predecessor of the party ( Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan ) strongly opposed the independence of Bangladesh and break-up of Pakistan. In 1971, it collaborated with the Pakistani Army in its operations against Bengali nationalists and pro-liberation intellectuals. Many of its leaders and activists participated in paramilitary forces that were implicated in war crimes, such as mass murder, especially of Hindus, rape and forced conversions of Hindus to Islam. Jamaat-e-Islami members led the formation of the Shanti Committee , and the Razakar and Al-Badr paramilitary forces. Upon the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the new government banned Jamaat-e-Islami from political participation and its leaders went into exile in Pakistan. Following the assassination of the first president and the military coup that brought Maj. Ziaur Rahman to power in Bangladesh in 1975, the ban on the Jamaat was lifted and the new party Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh was formed. Its leaders were allowed to return. The Jamaat agenda is the creation of an " Islamic state " with the Shariat legal system, and outlawing "un-Islamic" practices and laws. In the 1980s, the Jamaat joined the multi-party alliance for the restoration of democracy. It later allied with Ziaur Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat leaders became ministers in the two BNP-led regimes of prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia (from 1991 to 1996 and from 2001 to 2006). Its popularity has decreased and in 2008, it won only two of 300 elected seats in Parliament. In 2010 the government, led by the Awami League , began prosecution of war crimes committed during the 1971 war under the International Crimes Tribunal . By 2012, two leaders of the BNP and eight of Jamaat had been charged with war crimes, and by March 2013, three Jamaat leaders had been convicted of crimes. In response, the Jamaat has held major strikes and violent protests across the country, which have led to more than 60 deaths (mostly by security forces) and a mass destruction of public and national properties. Guide to Islamist Movements . The Guardian . 3 October 2011 . The Daily Star . 2 November 2011 . BBC (2013) , Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina rejects blasphemy law .

Bangladeshi Islamist political party (founded 1975) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ( ), previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh , or Jamaat for short, is the largest Islamist political party in Bangladesh . On 1 August 2013, the Bangladesh Supreme Court cancelled the registration of the Jamaat-e-Islami, ruling that the party is unfit to contest national elections. Its predecessor, the party ( Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan ), strongly opposed the independence of Bangladesh and break-up of Pakistan. In 1971, paramilitary forces associated with the party collaborated with the Pakistan Army in mass killings of Bangladeshi nationalists and pro-intellectuals . Upon the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the new government banned Jamaat-e-Islami from political participation since the government was secular and some of its leaders went into exile in Pakistan. Following the assassination of the first president and the military coup in 1975, the ban on the Jamaat was lifted and the new party Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh was formed. Exiled leaders were allowed to return. The Jamaat agenda is the creation of an " Islamic state " with the Sha'ria legal system, and outlawing "un-Islamic" practices and laws. In the 1980s, the Jamaat joined the multi-party alliance for the restoration of democracy. It later allied with Ziaur Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat leaders became ministers in the two BNP-led regimes of prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia (from 1991 to 1996 and from 2001 to 2006). Awami League also got involved with Jamaat to come to power in 1996. In 2008, it won two of 300 elected seats in Parliament. In 2010 the government, led by the Awami League , began prosecution of war crimes committed during the 1971 war under the International Crimes Tribunal . By 2012, two leaders of the BNP, one leader from Jatiyo Party and eight of Jamaat had been charged with war crimes, and by March 2013, three Jamaat leaders had been convicted of crimes. In response, the Jamaat held major strikes and protests across the country, which led to more than 60 deaths (mostly by security forces) and alleged mass destruction of public and national properties. This prompted calls from the secular community and various secular groups to ban Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party. (in French) Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh ; Parti islamiste du Bangladesh (fondé en 1941) (interdit entre 1971 et 1978, puis en 2013 par la Cour suprême) "About Jamaat" . Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: A Complex Web . The Economist . 30 December 2008 . West [Pakistan]'s army had the support of many of East Pakistan's Islamist parties. They included Jamaat-e-Islami, still Bangladesh's largest Islamist party ... reinstating and enforcing that original constitution might amount to an outright ban on Jamaat, the standard bearer in Bangladesh for a conservative strain of Islam. Guide to Islamist Movements .

Bangladeshi political party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is the largest Islamist political party in Bangladesh . The origin of the party can be traced back to the original party founded by Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi in 1941. The predecessor of Jamaat which is known as Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan , allegedly opposed the independence of Bangladesh and the dismemberment of Pakistan. Following the independence of Bangladesh , the party was banned along with all other religion-based parties in 1972 by the regime. The ban was lifted in 1976, and its leaders were allowed to participate in political activities after 1979, and the current Bangladeshi faction of Jamaat-e-Islami was formed. It actively participated in the pro-democratic mass uprising against the government of Hussain Muhammad Ershad in 1990. Following the 2001 Bangladeshi general election , the party formed a coalition government with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and two of its leaders received ministerial positions in the government . From 2010, the Awami League government began to prosecute Jamaat leaders for the war crimes committed during the 1971 war under the International Crimes Tribunal . By 2012, eight leaders from Jamaat were charged and three were convicted of war crimes. In August 2013, the Bangladesh Supreme Court cancelled the registration of the party. In early-August 2024, with the surge of July Revolution , the party was again banned by the Awami League government. However, after the fall of the government , the decision was reversed by the newly-established interim government in late-August of that year, and in June 2025, the ban on the party was officially lifted and its registration was reinstated by the Appeliate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh . United News of Bangladesh . 8 November 2024 . The Daily Star . 11 November 2024 . Prothom Alo English . 1 August 2024 . Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military . Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . 5 December 2024 . [Who are the foreign friends of Jamaat-e-Islami?]. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 11 May 2016 . The Tribune . 29 August 2024 . Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). West [Pakistan]'s army had the support of many of East Pakistan's Islamist parties. They included Jamaat-e-Islami, still Bangladesh's largest Islamist party ... [R]einstating and enforcing that original constitution might amount to an outright ban on Jamaat, the standard bearer in Bangladesh for a conservative strain of Islam. Guide to Islamist Movements . The Guardian . 3 October 2011 . The Daily Star . 2 November 2011 . "Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead" . "Jamaat condemns ban on its activities, says govt wants to 'divert attention from student movement' " . Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). 1 June 2025 . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).