The party’s constitution explicitly supports the implementation of Sharia. In their election speeches, leaders are singing a different tune.

Already struggling on providing a huge amount of loans to S Alam Group, Islami Bank Bangladesh is now in uncertainty over getting back Tk 8,279 crore it had provided as liquidity support to four banks ...

Bangladesh is preparing for a historic general election on February 12, and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), a hardline Islamist party, is back in the spotlight. Once banned and politically weak, the party is ...

As the main opposition party in parliament, the once-marginal party has a mandate to challenge the government and shape policy debates.

Violent protesters in Bangladesh on Aug. 5 forced the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, the country’s longtime prime minister, Awami League politician, and daughter of Bangladesh’s founding father. After ...

DHAKA: A major Islamic political party announced its exit from the Jamaat-e-Islami-led grand alliance Friday, effectively ending an initiative to consolidate pro-Islamic votes in "one box" in ...

The Bangladesh Bank has formed a new board of directors for crisis-hit Islami Bank Bangladesh, appointing five independent directors at the Shariah-based lender. Md Obayed Ullah Al Masud, former ...

Krishna Nandi, the only Hindu candidate nominated by Jamaat-e-Islami, was defeated in the Khulna-1 constituency, comprising ...