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Process of ban on Jamaat politics starts soon
 [Bangla Daily Star] Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif yesterday said the process of banning Jamaat-e-Islami... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... politics would be initiated soon. The demand for banning the politics of Jamaat and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir ... the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh... has become louder these days following countrywide violence unleashed by the activists of the organizations. Hanif made the observation while addressing a rally at Motijheel in the capital. Jatiya Sramik League organised the rally in protest against the BNP-led 18-party's hartal ... a peculiarly Bangla combination of a general strike and a riot, used by both major political groups in lieu of actual governance ... , and Jamaat-Shibir's countrywide violence in the last few weeks. About Jamaat's attack on law enforcers, Hanif, also a special assistant to the prime minister, directed his party men to build resistance against such activities. He also urged the opposition leader and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ... to stop destructive activities in the name of hartal. Posted by: Fred 2013-04-03 |
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