The three reasons stated by govt for banning Jammat-Shibir
The government today (1 August) banned all political activities of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its various wings, including Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir under the Anti-Terrorism Act-2009 centring the recent spate of violence that has killed at least 150 people.
In a gazette notification issued by political wing-2 of the Public Security Division of the home ministry categorically mentioned three reasons for banning Jamaat and Shibir.
According to the SRO no 281–Law-2024, the reasons are:
- Judgments given by International Crime Tribunal (ICT) in several cases including ICT-BD case no 06 of 2011 (against Ghulam Azam), ICT-BD case no 02 of 2012 (against Abdul Qader Molla) and ICT-BD case no 03 of 2012 (against Kamaruzzaman) found Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (previously known as Jamaa-e-Islami/Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh) and its front organisation Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir (formerly Islami Chhatra Sangha) as responsible for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war.
- The government has enough proof that Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its front organisation Islami Chhatra Shibir were directly and by provocation involved in the recent massacre and subversive and terrorist activities.
- The government believes that Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its all front organisations, including Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, are engaged in terrorist acts.
Citing the reasons, the government, empowered by section 18 (1) of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009, announced the ban on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its all front organisations, including Islami Chhatra Shibir, as political parties and organisations.
Under schedule 2 of the act, the government has also listed Jamaat-e-Islami and its all front organisations, including Shibir, as banned entities
“The ban will be effective immediately,” said the gazette notification.
