Bangladesh elections: The resurgence of Jamaat-e-Islami | Sreenivasan Jain & Shafiqur Rahman

As Bangladesh heads towards national elections, the Jamaat-e-Islami - once outlawed under ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina - is back in the political spotlight and polling strongly. Sreenivasan Jain speaks to Jamaat’s leader, Shafiqur Rahman, about the party’s role in the 1971 war, its commitment to Islamic law, and what its renewed rise could mean for Bangladesh’s secular identity, women’s rights, and democratic future. Guest: Shafiqur Rahman – Party leader, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile