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| Bogra BNP ditches Jamaat |
| 2014-02-10 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] BNP units of three upazilas in Bogra withdrew their support from the party's key ally 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... yesterday, saying it was endorsed centrally. The BNP shifted its support to the rebel candidates in the district weeks ahead of the upcoming upazila elections. Bogra BNP Organising Secretary Mir Shahe Alam said an announcement had been made in this regard in a presser in the afternoon. In Dhunat upazila, BNP withdrew support from Jamaat's AKM Touhidul Islam and endorsed a rebel candidate Shahjahan Ali. In Shahjahanpur, it favoured rebel candidate Sarkar Badal, withdrawing support from Jamaat leader and incumbent Chairman Yeasin Ali. In Sherpur upazila, the party turned to Mahbubur Rahman Hares against Jamaat's Dabidar Rahman. The local Jamaat rebutted in an instant reaction to the move. Bogra Jamaat chief Alamgir Hossain said they would not follow the decision of the BNP and continue with its candidates. |
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