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Bangladesh’s Supreme Court Reinstates Jamaat-e-Islami’s Party Registration

The decision places the Election Commission in charge of approving Jamaat-e-Islami’s election symbol after the court cleared a party leader of 1971 war crimes.

The lawyer for Jamaat-e-Islami briefing media after verdict, Sunday | X @BJI_Official
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Overview

  • On June 1, the Supreme Court overturned the cancellation of Jamaat-e-Islami’s registration, restoring its status as a formally recognized political party.
  • Last week’s ruling followed the acquittal of A.T.M. Azharul Islam, a top Jamaat-e-Islami leader who had been on death row for genocide and other charges from Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War.
  • Jamaat-e-Islami was first banned in 2013 for opposing the country’s independence from Pakistan and had its registration scrapped by the Election Commission in 2018.
  • The Election Commission must now decide whether the party can contest elections using its traditional scale symbol.
  • The move reflects a wider political shift under interim chief advisor Muhammad Yunus, which has also seen trials against former Awami League figures and the rise of the BNP as the leading opposition force.