Bangladesh's leading Islamist Party, Jamaat-e-Islami, has scored what many believe is a self-goal just a fortnight before the February 12 parliament elections. In a recent interview with Al Jazeera, Rahman was unapologetic about what his party thought of women in public life and employment. Powerful women activists in Bangladesh have launched vitriolic attacks on Jamaat-e-Islami, describing it as "medieval and barbaric" and an "enemy of social progress". 'Snake Reveals Poison Again'"Don't forget how Jamaat supplied Bengali women to satisfy the desires of their Pakistani masters in 1971. The votes of the women of Bangladesh will surely count in the February 12 elections.

Source: bd News24 February 03, 2026 12:52 UTC