Part 1: Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh : Evil Forces of Darkness
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (often referred to as just 'Jamaat') is the largest and most influential Islamist political party in Bangladesh. Jamaat strongly collaborated with Pakistan army to prevent the independence of Bangladesh but after the victory of Bangladesh freedom fighters over Pakistan army , Jamaat-e-Islami accepted the independence of Bangladesh and started political activities again under a controversial authorization by late president Ziaur Rahman in 1978 British India (1941-1947) The Jamaat-e-Islami was founded in pre-partition India by Syed Ab'ul Ala Maududi in 1941. Maulana Maududi moved to Pakistan from India after independence and the current party in Bangladesh originated out of the East Pakistan wing of the party. However, Jamaat had opposed the creation of a separate state for the Muslims of India. While persisting in his Anti-Pakistan Ideology Maududi writes in one of his books, *"If we have ever uttered a single word in the favor of creation of Pakistan , it must be proved with references." That is why Jamat-e-Islami also did not support the Muslim League, the largest Muslim party, in core election of 1946.
Pakistan Period (1948 - 1971)After the creation of Pakistan, Jamaat-e-Islami was divided into separate Indian and Pakistani organisations. The Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh originates from Jamaat wing in the then East Pakistan. Jamaat strongly opposed for an independent Bangladesh. At liberation war of Bangladesh Jamaat not only aided Paksitan army by providing information or pro-independent Bangladeshis but also itself created many militia organization such as Razakar, Al badr, as shams in order to capture and eventually kill freedom fighters. Thus the party is regarded to Bangladeshis as quisling of Bangladesh.in 1971 its top leader were ex-chief, Golam Azam,Matiur Rahman Nizami, Ali Ahsan Mujahid,Muhammaad Kamaruzzaman, Delwar Hossain Sayeedi etc.[1][2] One of Jamat's top leader, Mujahid's statement on "Daily Sangram" on October 15th ,1971
Intellectual KillingAt december 14th,1971 when the pakistan army is about to surrender, Jamaat leaders with help of pakistan army killed most top intellectuals/scholars of Bangladesh probably in order to secure a opponentless position in an post-independent Bangladesh.December 14th today is known as Intellectual Killing Day in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Period (1978 - present)For this stance, and Jamaat was banned after victory of Mukti Bahini and its all of tope leaders fled to West Pakistan. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman , first president of Bangladesh also cancelled the citizenship of Golam Azam, the leader of Jamaat. Later Golam Azam from pakistan moved to london and other leaders moved to middle-east countries. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated in 1975 and in consequence army chief Major general Ziaur Rahman came to power who allowed Jamaat to start its political activities again in Bangladesh. Ziaur Rahman also allowed Golam Azam to return to Bangladesh from England . Golam Azam came back and retook the position as the leader of Jamaat. After the end of military rule in 1990, protests began against Golam Azam and Jamaat under war criminal charges headed by Jahanara Imam, an author who also lost her two sons and husband in the liberation war. Golam azam's citizenship was challenged in supreme court as he was holding a pakistani passport.In the lack of appropriate law about war criminal , Bangladesh supreme court had to allow golam azam to have Bangladeshi passport and for same lack of law Jamaat was not disaallow from continuing its political activities. Jahanara Imama who was already suffering from cancer died after few years and since then no active protests against Jamaat about war criminal was seen. The Jamaat in Parliament Elections
Shamim Chowdhury Maryland, USA Article from wikipedia.org Will continue in next posting |
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