Photo: Bonik Barta The interim government on Wednesday (August 28) lifted
the ban on Jamaat-e- Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir.
"It
(lifting of the ban) will come under effect immediately," the home
ministry said in a gazette notification.
The
notification said the ban slapped on August 1, 2024 under the Anti-Terrorism
Act 2009 was lifted as there was no particular evidence and neither the
government believed that Jamaat and its associate bodies including the Chhatra
Shibir are involved in terrorist activities and violence.
The
notification was signed by home ministry's senior secretary Mohammad Abdul
Momen.
On
August 1, the previous Awami League (AL)-led government banned Jamaat, Shibir,
and all of its associated organisations as political entities under the
Anti-Terrorism Act-2009.
On
August 5, Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled the country in the
face of a mass uprising against her AL government.
