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Bangladesh Bans Jamaat-e-Islami Party After Deadly Protests

The government labels the opposition group as a terrorist organization following violent clashes that resulted in over 200 deaths.

  • The ban targets Jamaat-e-Islami, its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, and other affiliates.
  • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's administration blames the group for inciting recent violence over a controversial government job quota system.
  • Over 200 people have died and more than 10,000 have been arrested since mid-July.
  • The opposition party condemns the ban as unconstitutional and undemocratic.
  • Jamaat-e-Islami has a history of being banned and was previously disqualified from elections for violating secular principles.
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