{"id":7893,"date":"2026-02-07T07:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T07:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianinsightnews.com\/?p=7893"},"modified":"2026-02-07T07:10:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T07:10:04","slug":"voting-for-jamaat-is-haram-hefazat-declares-jihad-ahead-of-bangladesh-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianinsightnews.com\/?p=7893","title":{"rendered":"\u201cVoting for Jamaat Is Haram\u201d: Hefazat Declares \u2018Jihad\u2019 Ahead of Bangladesh Election."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Dhaka:<\/strong> A fresh rift has emerged among Islamist groups in Bangladesh just days before the country\u2019s parliamentary elections, after Hefazat-e-Islam announced strong opposition to the Jamaat-e-Islami party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Hefazat-e-Islam chief <strong>Allama Shah Muhibbullah Babunagari<\/strong> declared that voting for Jamaat is \u201charam\u201d (religiously forbidden) for Muslims and described the political contest as a form of \u201cjihad\u201d against the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Developments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">The remarks were made during a religious event in Chattogram, where Babunagari urged Muslims not to support Jamaat under any circumstances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">He warned that Islam and the Muslim community would be undermined if Jamaat came to power.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Hefazat has indicated support for a candidate from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), signaling political alignment ahead of the vote.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ideological Clash<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Babunagari said Hefazat has fundamental doctrinal differences with Jamaat and accused the party of misinterpreting Islam, calling on religious scholars to unite against its political rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Election Context<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The confrontation highlights growing tensions within Bangladesh\u2019s Islamist political landscape as the country prepares for national elections, turning the campaign into a high-stakes ideological showdown between rival groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dhaka: A fresh rift has emerged among Islamist groups in Bangladesh just days before the country\u2019s parliamentary elections, after Hefazat-e-Islam announced strong opposition to the Jamaat-e-Islami party. 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