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.