Through an executive order, the government has issued a
notification banning the political party Jamaat-e-Islami and its student
organization, Islami Chhatra Shibir.
The Ministry of Home
Affairs issued the notification on Thursday (August 1) in the afternoon.
Previously, Advocate Anisul Huq, Minister of Law, Justice and
Parliamentary Affairs had announced that a notification banning Jamaat-e-Islami
and Chhatra Shibir would be issued by Wednesday.
Later, Home Minister
Asaduzzaman Khan said that all procedures were underway and the notification
would be issued at any time.