Overview

• The party held its first rally at Suhrawardy Udyan since 1971 on July 19, drawing hundreds of thousands to demonstrate its revived influence
• Its seven-point platform includes calls for a free and peaceful vote, trials for mass killings, proportional representation and implementation of last year’s uprising charter
• The Supreme Court’s June decision to restore Jamaat-e-Islami’s registration cleared the way for its participation in elections slated for April
• Interim Prime Minister Muhammad Yunus has scheduled polls for April but has not ruled out February voting under pressure from opposition allies
• Jamaat-e-Islami’s resurgence underscores shifting power dynamics in a fragmented political landscape and growing appeal of Islamist forces