Dhaka, Feb 8 (IANS) As Bangladesh heads into a high-stakes national election, women candidates are confronting an intensifying wave of cyber harassment, coordinated online abuse and targeted misinformation, according to local media reports.Women account for just around four per cent of candidates in the upcoming national polls, exposing entrenched gender barriers in a political landscape where women form half the population but barely figure on the ballot.Several women candidates across constitu…
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Dhaka, Feb 3 (IANS) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Shafiqur Rahman’s recent social media remarks equating women’s work outside the home with prostitution are not merely a conservative stance but dehumanising, reducing teachers, garment workers, doctors, nurses, journalists, police officers and civil servants to a single degrading label, a report said on Tuesday. According to a report in ‘Time of Bangladesh’, in a country where women are from the numerical majority rather than a marginal m…
Dhaka, Feb 2 (IANS) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has said that women cannot hold the highest leadership position in the party, stating that the party follows Islamic principles, which “do not allow women to serve as ameer”.This comes as Bangladesh goes to the polls on February 12.Speaking to reporters at the Election Commission (EC) premises on Sunday, the party’s Women’s Wing Secretary Nurunnisa Siddika said Jamaat-e-Islami operates as an organisation guided by Islamic ideals and bases it…
Dhaka, Feb 1 (IANS) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) has finalised Krishna Nandi, president of the party’s Hindu committee in Dumuria Upazila, as its candidate for the Khulna-1 (Dakop–Batiaghata) constituency, apparently showcasing that people of all faiths are included in the party. However, Jamaat-e-Islami’s attempt to shed its exclusive tag and portray itself as an inclusive organisation falls short of genuine inclusivity without drastic amendments to its constitution. In 2008, Jamaat-e-Isl…
Dhaka, Jan 30 (IANS) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has said that any woman cannot be chief of the radical party owing to religious obligations and “biological limitations”. When asked during an Al Jazeera interview whether a woman could ever lead the party, Shafiqur Rehman responded, “It’s not possible. It’s not possible because Allah made everyone in its own entity. Because you [a man] will never be able to bear a child.”He further mentioned that men will not be able to b…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The rising concern in Bangladesh over the trend of using religion in politics, especially during elections, was recently voiced in an article published in one of the country’s online Bengali news portal. The article on Banglanews24 website cited a study by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), which highlighted the rise of religious politics.”The reason for this is the absence of a democratic political environment in the country for a long time, the impact of …
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has urged members of the former ruling Awami League to join its ranks, pledging “full responsibility” for leaders and activists from the party, now banned from participation in the February 12 general election, media reports said. “You will join our party from the Awami League, and we will take responsibility for you. Be it the jail, the police station, or any duty, we will handle it,” said Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former lawmaker Latifur Rahm…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) For the first time in decades, general elections in Bangladesh will be held in the absence of the two biggest women political rivals, following the death of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, while ex-premier Sheikh Hasina remains in exile in India. As Bangladesh heads towards a new political era, treading through uncertainty and violence, the spotlight has shifted to Zia’s son, Tarique Rahman, who is leading an alliance as the acting Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationa…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The forced ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Bangladesh government last year created conditions that allowed radical, fundamentalist and Islamist forces to rear their heads, pushing the nation towards instability and chaos.Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI), a radical outfit, has since worked aggressively towards its political resurgence, attempting to project itself as a moderate and inclusive party while rebranding its image through “anti-fascist” rhetoric. However, Jamaat…