A figure in Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami has said he did not state that the party would refuse to apologize for its role in the country's 1971 war of independence, according to dw.com. The remark, rep
The issue has drawn wider attention amid renewed discussion of the party's stance on 1971. Prothom Alo reported on an internal divide within Jamaat over whether to apologize for its conduct during the
The Daily Star Bangla reported that Law Minister Anisul Huq said many of Jamaat's questions would have been settled had Barrister Razzaq's statement been signed in 2016. Bangladesh Journal also carrie
Together, the reports point to an unresolved argument inside and around Jamaat about how the party should address its wartime record, and to a parallel exchange between the party and the government ov
What to watch next is whether Jamaat issues a formal position on apologizing for 1971, and how the government responds to the party's account of Razzaq's statement.
A Jamaat figure says he never claimed the party would refuse to apologize for its 1971 conduct, as internal debate over