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Jamaat-e-Islami Reaffirms Ban on Women as Party Chief Ahead of Bangladesh Vote

Party leaders cite a Quran-based policy, with complaints to election officials over attacks on female activists.

Overview

  • Jamaat-e-Islami leaders said women cannot hold the party’s top post of ameer under the group’s interpretation of Islamic instruction.
  • Officials confirmed the party has not nominated female parliamentary candidates, calling it an internal organisational decision.
  • Women’s Wing leaders argued that female leadership at the national level has not by itself resolved women’s rights or reduced violence against women.
  • The party reported at least 15 attacks on its female activists in various districts to the Election Commission, alleging political vendetta.
  • A six-member delegation led by Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair met Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin to raise electoral concerns ahead of the February 12 polls.