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Time of India
02-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Anti-Hasina, pro-JeI actions of B'desh closely connected
The Bangladesh interim regime's decision to charge ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with committing "crimes against humanity" is intrinsically linked to the move to re-register pro-Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) as a political party and exonerate it from the 1971 war crimes , said analysts. Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday ordered the Election Commission to restore the right-wing JeI's registration, nearly eight months after the interim government lifted a ban on it, clearing the way for its participation in future elections. The same day the interim regime pressed charges against Hasina, who was removed from power in August 2024 following the JeI-backed "street protests". Last week the court overturned the conviction of ATM Azharul Islam, a key JeI leader, who had been sentenced to death in 2014 for rape, murder and genocide during the 1971 war for the liberation of Bangladesh. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Descubra a Segurança Personalizada [Saiba Mais] Alarme Verisure Solicite orçamento Undo It is no secret that the JeI had supported the Pakistan Army during the 1971 war, said one of the analysts, who did not wish to be identified, adding that the Pakistan Army and several JeI leaders actively participated in the genocide and other atrocities against citizens of then East Pakistan. With Pakistan trying to regain its influence in Bangladesh, the reregistration of the JeI gives the Pakistan Army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) a shot in the arm, the person said, pointing out that the JeI's pro-Pakistan stand is in sync with the interim regime's chief adviser Muhammad Yunus ' assertion to build "stronger ties" with Pakistan. Live Events The JeI has been an ally of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for decades but its track record in elections has never matched its rhetoric. It was banned after the independence of Bangladesh for collaborating actively in the genocide perpetrated by Pakistani Army, and the JeI leaders fled abroad into exile. They were rehabilitated by the BNP founder and the then Bangladesh President General Ziaur Rahman. Later, as an ally of the BNP during its rule, the JeI played a critical role in pushing the ISI agenda and giving space to Indian insurgents on Bangladeshi soil, said the analysts cited earlier.
Hindustan Times
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
JDF condemns Pahalgam terror attack, calls it crime against humanity
The Justice and Development Front (JDF), a political party informally established by Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)-affiliated candidates in February, condemned the Pahalgam terror attack on Sunday saying killing innocents was a crime against humanity. The party said that within the parameters of justice, they stand with the nation in any action following the attack. Addressing a press conference, the party said that they join the nation in sorrow after the attack that killed 26 civilians, most of them tourists, in the Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam on April 22. President of JDF Shamim Ahmad Thokar said that they had scheduled a convention for the formal launch of the party on April 29 at SKICC but owing to the Pahalgam attack and the national mourning, the programme was cancelled. 'JDF condemns the heinous murders in Pahalgam. Tyranny against innocents is a crime against humanity, which is unacceptable,' he said. 'We will be standing with the nation on whatever action is taken, keeping in mind the parameters of justice,' he said. Jamaat, a politico-religious organisation which was banned by the central government in 2019 for their alleged links to militant outfits, had fielded some 10 candidates as independents in the elections last year in September-October including the prominent Sayyar Ahmad Reshi and Talat Majid in South Kashmir with no success on any seat. During the militancy which erupted in 1989, separatists and Jamaat would boycott elections and hold rallies against voting in J&K. In February, Thokar and Reshi and other members had announced the formation of the party at a convention in South Kashmir to give an 'informal introduction of JDF'. At the press conference, Thokar said that they are formally starting political activities from now on. 'We are starting our political activities from today. And our workers and members across Kashmir, we will be organising conventions and other political activities in the field,' he said. The party also launched its flag and party logo- 'scales of justice'. The participation of the JeI-backed candidates in assembly elections marked the organisation's return to electoral politics after 37 years. The party condemned the targeting of Kashmiri students outside the union territory.
