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01-06-2025
- Politics
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Jamaat-e-Islami is now legal in Bangladesh after country's Supreme Court lifts ban on the controversial party
The Appellate Division of Bangladesh's Supreme Court reinstated Jamaat-e-Islami's registration, allowing it to contest elections. The court asked Election Commission to reinstate the party without any delays read more The Appellate Division of Bangladesh's Supreme Court ordered the reinstatement of Jamaat-e-Islami's registration as a political party, making it legal to contest in polls. In the Sunday ruling, the court ordered the Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh to implement the order without any delay. However, the court did not issue any order regarding the party's electoral symbol, the scales. Instead, the court left the matter of the symbol to the Election Commission. The Sunday judgment was delivered by a four-member Appellate Bench headed by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed. The ruling overturned the ban imposed by the High Court on the party. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD According to Bangladeshi news outlet The Dhaka Tribune, the Jamaat-e-Islami party was represented by Barrister Ehsan Abdullah in the court. On August 1, 2013, the Bangladeshi High Court declared Jamaat-e-Islami's registration illegal. The party was declared illegal in response to a writ petition. The fall of the Awami League led to the rise of JeI Following the 2013 judgement, on December 7, 2018, the Election Commission issued a gazette officially cancelling Jamaat's registration. The party soon appealed the High Court's ruling. However, in November 2023, due to the absence of Jamaat's principal counsel during the hearing, a six-member Appellate Division bench led by then-Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan dismissed the appeal, stating that the case was 'dismissed for default.' As a result, the Jamaat's registration remained invalid in effect. Things changed for JeI after the fall of the Awami League-led government; the party applied to have their appeal, seeking reinstatement of their registration, revived. The Appellate Division eventually accepted the party's petition, and Advocate Mohammad Shishir Monir appeared at the hearing on behalf of the party. With the JeI now declared legal, the next election in Bangladesh would have another old party contesting against the BNP.
Express Tribune
17-04-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Dhaka hosts first Pakistan-Bangladesh diplomatic talks since 2010
Listen to article Pakistan and Bangladesh have resumed high-level diplomatic consultations for the first time in 15 years as senior officials from both sides met in Dhaka on Thursday to revive bilateral engagement and address regional and international matters of mutual interest. The Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) were held at the State Guest House Padma and led by Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch and her Bangladeshi counterpart Md Jashim Uddin. The meeting marks the first formal FOC between the two countries since 2010, signalling renewed efforts to rebuild trust and cooperation. According to officials, discussions focused on a range of issues including trade, investment, tourism, cultural exchanges, and the situation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas. Both sides also reviewed progress in visa facilitation and direct shipping services, and expressed optimism about future collaboration in regional forums. Amna Baloch, who assumed her role in September 2024, is on a two-day visit to Dhaka. She is expected to meet Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain, and will also attend an interaction with think tanks and the Pakistani diaspora later in the day. The consultations are part of Islamabad's wider strategy to strengthen ties with Dhaka following a thaw in relations after the Awami League-led government's exit in August 2024. Since then, Pakistan and Bangladesh have exchanged trade delegations and engaged in multiple diplomatic meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and D-8 Summit. Bangladesh has since eased visa restrictions for Pakistani nationals and launched direct shipping links. Pakistan, in turn, is looking to boost exports and facilitate cultural programmes to deepen people-to-people contact. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to visit Dhaka in the final week of April. His visit would be the first by a Pakistani foreign minister to Bangladesh since 2012.
