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Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said the politics of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir will be banned through an executive order by Wednesday (31 July).
The minister made the disclosure while briefing reporters at the Secretariat in the capital in the afternoon, according to local media reports.
Meanwhile, Obaidul Quader, general secretary of Awami League, on Tuesday said the government is looking into the legal process of banning the anti-independence party Jamaat and Shibir.
“The government will take swift action after it properly looks into the legal issue of banning Jamaat so that this evil force cannot get any chances in an independent Bangladesh,” he said.
The minister of road transport and bridges made the statement at the start of a meeting at the Awami League’s central offices Tuesday.
On Monday, the ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance announced that they unanimously agreed on banning the Islamist political party and its student wing for their alleged involvement in anti-state activities.
The alliance made the recommendation at a meeting at the Ganabhaban, presided over by Awami League President Sheikh Hasina.