Bangladesh Supreme Court lifts ban on Jamaat-e-Islami party

Bangladesh court legalises Jamaat-e-Islami party

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has reinstated the registration of the Islamic opposition party Jamaat-e-Islami, overturning a decade-old High Court verdict and clearing the way for the group to contest upcoming parliamentary elections. The four-member Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, ordered the Election Commission to restore Jamaat’s registration and resolve pending […]

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court restores Jamaat-e-Islami's party registration

The EC scrapped the registration of Jamaat, which was opposed to Bangladesh’s 1971 independence from Pakistan, in December 2018 in line with a High Court ruling

Bangladesh top court lifts ban on country’s largest Muslim party

Decision paves way for the country’s largest Muslim party to participate in general election expected by June next year.

Bangladesh top court reinstates Jamaat-e-Islami's registration as political party

Dhaka: In a controversial ruling, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Sunday ordered the reinstatement of the radical Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami’s registration as a political party, overturning a previous High Court judgment that had declared the party’s registration illegal. According to local media reports, the top court also directed the Election Commission (EC) to implement the order without delay. However, the court refrained from issui…

Yunus govt cleared path, Bangladesh top court showed the way. Jamaat back in poll fray after 12 yrs

Last week, Bangladesh’s Supreme Court overturned death sentence of senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader Azharul Islam, acquitting him of war crimes charges dating back to 1971 war.

Bangladesh top court clears way for hardline Jamaat-e-Islami to contest polls

Bangladesh's Supreme Court has reinstated Jamaat-e-Islami's party registration, allowing it to contest future elections. The verdict follows a mass movement that ousted Sheikh Hasina’s government.