Arrest and Police Remand Issue of Top Jamaat Leaders in Bangladesh: Under the Guise of Hurting the Religious Sentiments of Muslims

Md Abdul Jalil,Muhammad Khalilur Rahman

doi:10.5539/ass.v7n1p75

Abstract

Bangladesh is a country which is located at the Southern part of the globe, Southern side of India and on the bank of the Bay-of-Bengal. It was formerly a part of Pakistan but Bangladesh is now an independent country. On 16 December 1971, Bangladesh became separated after nine months of a bloody liberation/civil war with Pakistan. The main objective of the liberation was to obtain independence so as the development of the country can be fully implemented in all aspects, as far as possible, in order to meet the needs of people who have been long ignored by the former masters. But the objectives of indepence were not that easily fulfilled because in 1972 and after numerous democratic parties were established in Bangladesh, but they still could not work together peacefully as joint partners for the development of the country. The political party leaders still have the mentality of their former masters which they have unconsciously inherited in terms of jealousy and feeling of distrust amongst themselves subsequently developing into open hostility and bloody fighting among themselves on minor differences of political ideology and policy. This paper focuses on the current scenario of social-political situation in Bangladesh.

Highlights

On 17 March, 2010, in a meeting of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam, the Secretary of Dhaka City of Jamaat gave an introductory speech in which he said that this world was created billions of years ago by Allah (God) and Allah (God) sent many Prophets from time to time to teach people and to bring them back to the right path of religious practice as they had all along gone astray over the passage of time
Narrated by Abu Hurairah, prophet Muhammad said the Israelis used to be ruled and guided by prophets sent by Allah from time to time and whenever a prophet died another would take over his place
Prophet Muhammad said in this hadis: “There will be no prophet after me, but there will be Khalifas who will increase in number.” (Sahih Bukhari, Hadis No 661)

Summary

Introduction

On 17 March, 2010, in a meeting of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam (better known as Jamaat), the Secretary of Dhaka City of Jamaat gave an introductory speech in which he said that this world was created billions of years ago by Allah (God) and Allah (God) sent many Prophets from time to time to teach people and to bring them back to the right path of religious practice as they had all along gone astray over the passage of time. He said in that meeting that the present government Awami League (AL) is conspiring against and oppressing Jamaat and its President in the same way as the Makkah people conspired against and oppressed Prophet Muhammad. He wanted to say that if any social or political group were calling upon the people to follow the way of life as established by Allah in the same way as Prophet Muhammad called upon his people to the path of righteousness as laid down by Allah, similar conspiracy and oppression will be inflicted against that group and its leaders, Islamic history says so. It should rule the country fairly towards development and punish the criminals without any discrimination such as based on political party identity and so on

Brief political history of Jamaat

Facts of the alleged offence

Mistreatment and oppression of Jammat leaders in remand

Conclusion