Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Women’s Wing Secretary Nurunnisa Siddika on Sunday said women cannot assume the highest leadership position in the party as Jamaat follows Islamic principles, which, she claimed, do not permit women to serve as ameer. Have women’s rights been established?” she asked. Siddika maintained that merely appointing women to top positions does not automatically improve women’s overall condition. Meanwhile, Jamaat Women’s Wing chief Habiba Chowdhury said women make up nearly half of the country’s voters, yet many have long been unable to exercise their voting rights. She claimed that at least 15 incidents of attacks on female Jamaat activists in different districts had been reported to the EC, alleging a political vendetta behind the incidents.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 01, 2026 17:15 UTC