Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has removed the ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami party, which had been in place under an anti-terrorism law.
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced on Wednesday that the ban, imposed during the final days of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s administration, has been lifted. The previous government had accused Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest Muslim party, of inciting unrest during student protests that ultimately led to Hasina’s resignation.
In an official notice, the caretaker government explained that there was “no specific evidence” linking Jamaat-e-Islami or its affiliates to terrorist activities. The party had consistently denied the allegations, calling the ban “illegal, extrajudicial, and unconstitutional.” Jamaat-e-Islami also rejected claims that it had fueled violence during the protests against the government’s quota system for jobs.
