Jamaat-e-Islami

In a dramatic reversal, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has softened his stance on women after facing widespread outrage over inflammatory social media comments. What started as a tirade against …

With just days left before Bangladesh’s 13th general election on February 12, the campaign trail is alive with manifesto launches. Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami has dropped its election blueprint, spotlighting a …

Tensions are skyrocketing in Bangladesh ahead of the February 12 parliamentary elections and simultaneous referendum. Indian spy agencies are sounding the alarm over rising criminality and political clashes, predicting severe …

With Bangladesh’s general elections looming on February 12, campaign rhetoric has veered into dangerous territory. Several parties now claim opposing them equates to betraying Islam, a strategy exposed in a …

With just two weeks until Bangladesh’s national elections on February 12, the political atmosphere in Dhaka has turned combustible. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has accused Jamaat-e-Islami of …

In a major setback for gender equality, Bangladesh’s interim government under Muhammad Yunus has utterly failed to institutionalize women’s role in politics, according to a damning Thursday report. Known worldwide …

In a revelation that could sway Bangladesh’s upcoming February 12 elections, Jamaat-e-Islami’s leadership is caught in a web of contradictory signals on Sharia law. Senior party members, including candidates, downplay …

With campaign trails lighting up across Bangladesh for the upcoming February 12 elections, the BNP has fired the first major salvo. Party chief Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called on voters …

In the shadow of upcoming February elections, Bangladesh’s Hindu minorities are being systematically vilified in a bid to polarize voters along religious lines. Confidential intelligence points to a high-level conspiracy …

Tensions are rising in Bangladesh’s pre-election landscape as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) categorically denied accusations leveled by Jamaat-e-Islami deputy chief Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher. Speaking on Saturday, BNP spokesperson …