Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
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Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is a major right-wing to far-right political party in Bangladesh. It emerged from the East Pakistani wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in 1979. A part of the global Islam
Ghulam Azam, leader of the East Pakistan Jamaat, meeting with the Governor of East Pakistan Tikka Khan, 4 April 1971
Abbas Ali Khan, the acting emir of the Jamaat, speaking in a rally at Baitul Mukarram, 1980s
Jamaat delegation led by Shafiqur Rahman meeting with the chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, 28 November 2024
Jamaat's rally at Suhrawardy Udyan demanding proportional representation, 2025
Shafiqur Rahman
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Shafiqur Rahman is a Bangladeshi politician and physician who has been serving as the Leader of the Opposition since February 2026 and as the emir of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami since 2019.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
…positions on women and sharia. As of 2026, Jamaat's strongest demographics include younger and educated people and socially conservative women. Shafiqur Rahman has been serving as the emir (leader) and Miya Ghulam Parwar has been serving as the secretary-general of the party since 2019. The party maintains a…
Rahman in 2024
Shafiqur Rahman in press conference, 2024
Rahman meeting with the chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, 24 May 2025
Rahman with the incumbent Bangladeshi prime minister Tarique Rahman at an iftar ceremony, 28 February 2026