The BNP’s Islamist Dilemma

The BNP’s Islamist Dilemma

In November last year, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, a standing committee member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), asserted in an interview with an Indian daily, The Hindu, that the BNP is a secular party. He continued: “At one point, we had an alliance with the Jamaat [Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami] just the way political coalitions take … Read more

Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami Thrives Amid Persecution

Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami Thrives Amid Persecution

Advertisement In June 2023, the Jamaat-e-Islami held a rally in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. News footage shows that hundreds of thousands of people participated in the event, the first rally held by the party in over a decade. The rally sent out a strong signal. The Jamaat has survived the pressure and persecution it suffered over … Read more