Jamaat

Prime Minister’s Political Assistant Rashed Khan has described Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as a ‘fascist party.’ “I have not seen any democratic behavior from Jamaat-e-Islami so far,” he said. “The government has done nothing over the past five months that would justify threatening another mass uprising.” Rashed made the remarks on Monday while speaking to reporters at Zia Udyan, where he visited the graves of martyred President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Z...

A new political confrontation has emerged in Parliament over the government's initiative to amend the Constitution. The government has formed a 12-member special parliamentary committee to oversee the process. However, the opposition alliance, which has opposed the initiative from the outset, rejected the committee and staged a walkout from the parliamentary session. The alliance also announced that it would continue political programs both inside and outside Parliament to press for the i...

Jamaat-e-Islami has alleged that local leaders and activists of the BNP attacked one of its protest rallies in the Fulbaria area of Gulistan in the capital. Jamaat claimed that at least 25 to 30 people were injured in the incident. The incident took place on Saturday afternoon beneath the Fulbaria Flyover. Following the attack, Jamaat leaders and activists gathered at the scene and staged a protest. Although the situation later calmed down, leaders and activists of both parties remaine...

Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain has responded to criticism from the opposition in Parliament over the government's decision to suspend the license of Ad-Din Hospital following the deaths of six newborns. He said the infants died because of an oxygen shortage and negligence, and that...

MP of Cumilla-6, Monirul Haque Chowdhury, came under criticism in Parliament after making remarks about the clothing and veiling of female members of Jamaat-e-Islami. His comments triggered uproar and a tense atmosphere in the House. The incident took place on Sunday during the sixth working...

Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a protest rally and public gathering in the capital city to protest the repeated increases in fuel and electricity prices. The party’s Dhaka metropolitan unit will hold the program at the north gate of the National Mosque Baitul Mukarram on Thursday afternoon. Th...