Jamaat-e-Islami Archives

February 11, 2026 1:19 PM

Bangladesh’s Tarique Rahman: From exile to edge of power

Less than two months after returning from nearly two decades of self‑imposed exile in London, Tarique Rahman could win one of Bangladesh's most pivotal elections and become prime minister, leading the country as his parents once did. If opinion po...

February 11, 2026 12:49 PM

Islamist leader rises from obscurity to challenge for Bangladesh’s top job

Shafiqur Rahman has long been on the margins of Bangladeshi politics, but his bearded face now appears on posters and billboards across Dhaka, urging voters to elect the country’s first Islamist‑led government in a general election on Thursday. ...

January 21, 2026 3:29 PM

How an Islamist party is gaining ground in Bangladesh, worrying moderates

Long vilified for opposing independence and barred from electoral politics for over a decade, Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party is reinventing itself and attracting new support ahead of parliamentary polls next month, unsettling moderates and minor...

August 28, 2024 3:32 PM

Bangladesh: Interim Govt lifts ban on Jamaat-e- Islami and Islami Chhatrashibir

In Bangladesh, the interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday lifted the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir. The home ministry issued a notification in this regard. The gazette notification reads, "Si...

July 30, 2024 6:31 PM

Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Chhatra Shibir to be banned: Bangladesh Law minister

In Bangladesh, the government is set to ban Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir through an executive order by tomorrow (on Wednesday), said the Bangladesh Law Minister Anisul Huq while talking with the media on Tuesday. Anisul ...

November 6, 2023 3:47 PM

Bangladesh blockade: Heavier traffic on second day

The 48-hour blockade, called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Jamaat-e-Islami, and like-minded opposition parties, is underway on the second day with some incidents of violence and arson. After the three-day countrywide blockade, another road,...

November 6, 2023 12:18 PM

Intercity connectivity disrupted by opposition’s nationwide blockade in Bangladesh

The 48-hour nationwide blockade called by the opposition parties in Bangladesh disrupted intercity connectivity on its first day amid sporadic incidents of violence. The blockade is being enforced by the primary opposition party, the Bangladesh Natio...