The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has been passing through its worst-ever period in recent times following the execution of its top leaders, including the ameer, convicted for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. Several opinions have emerged within the party over its next course of action. In particular, the matter of electing a new leadership has become a major issue within the country’s largest Islamist party. Youths within the Jamaat, which got permission to operate as a party in 1976, want the new leadership to be chosen from among the post-Independence generation. This, they feel, will help rid the Jamaat of its anti-Liberation stigma for which the party is finding it difficult to work freely. On the other hand,…

Diplomatic tension has flared up between Bangladesh and two other Muslim countries following Wednesday’s…