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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.