Dhaka (Web Desk): Bangladesh on Thursday has banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing and other associate bodies as “militant and terrorist” organizations.
The decision is part of a nationwide crackdown following weeks of violent protests that left more than 200 people dead and thousands injured.
Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her political partners blamed Jamaat-e-Islami, its student wing and other associate bodies for inciting violence during recent student protests over a quota system for government jobs.
The chief of Jamaat-e-Islami has rejected the decision in a statement, calling it anti-constitutional.