Dhaka: The just concluded general election marked a major shift in Bangladesh’s political landscape. Jamaat-e-Islami, banned until August 2024, not only pulled off its highest seat tally and vote ...

Amid brewing tensions between Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) over seat sharing, the Jamaat-led 11-party electoral alliance yesterday announced single candidates for 253 ...

Islami Andolan Bangladesh’s withdrawal from the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance, which aimed at mobilising Islamist votes, is set to have a negative effect on the alliance’s “one-box policy”.

Ahead of the upcoming Bangladesh national elections, a new party joined the Jamaat-e-Islami-led electoral alliance in Dhaka. The Bangladesh Labour Party announced the decision to join the alliance.

Dhaka: Violence left one dead and injured 10 others in Dhaka as the extreme right wing Jamaat-e-Islami group enforced a nationwide 48-hour general strike for the second day. Police and witnesses said ...

The Islamist party had collaborated with Pakistan in genocide during the 1971 Liberation War. But its chief avoided mentioning its horrific role. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman ...

Supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami party attend a rally on the final day of campaigning on February 9 One of the most important elections in South Asia is taking place on February 12 as Bangladesh votes to ...

Hours before polling, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday (February 11, 2026) accused the largest Islamist Party Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) of attempting to sabotage the election process by using ...

Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami attack a security vehicle during a strike called by the party in Chittagong on Thursday. – AP Photo DHAKA: A wave of violence killed at least 21 people in Bangladesh ...