A lawyer for the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has said a notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs banning the party and its affiliated organization Islami Chhatra Shibir may be be withdrawn on Tuesday.
Advocate Mohammad Shishir Manir was speaking to journalists on Monday in front of the Supreme Court's Annex Building.
Regarding the legal measures related to the withdrawal of the ban as a political party and the cancellation of Jamaat’s registration, he said that on August 1, a notification was issued banning Jamaat, Shibir and all its affiliated organizations under Section 18(1) of the Anti-Terrorism Act.
"On August 5, the erstwhile government fell. On that very day, meetings between political parties were held at the office of the chief of army staff and Bangabhaban. The Jamaat-e-Islami, as one of the major political parties in the country, had been formally invited. Later, Jamaat played a significant role in the formation of the interim government’s Advisory Council. Jamaat continues to participate in the state reform process."
"On August 12, Jamaat had an official meeting with the chief adviser. According to the discussion of the meeting, the legal aspects were examined, and necessary steps were taken for an immediate solution," the lawyer added.
"According to the law, a three-member panel was formed by the relevant ministry. Per the information we have, the appropriate administrative process in this regard has already been completed. Following the government's decision, a new gazette will be published, withdrawing the ban order," he noted.
After the publication of the gazette, legal measures would be taken for the re-hearing of Jamaat's registration case in the Appellate Division, Shishir Manir said, expressing hope that justice would be ensured from the highest court of the new Bangladesh.
The notification banning the party stated that the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its affiliated organization Islami Chhatra Shibir were responsible for the genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of 1971 as per the verdicts of several cases delivered by the International Crimes Tribunal.
It added that the government believed that Jamaat and all its affiliated organizations, including Shibir, were involved in terrorist activities.
It was under Section 18(1) of the Anti-Terrorism Act that the government banned Jamaat-e-Islami and all its affiliated organizations as political parties and organizations.
