A lawyer for the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday hoped that the home ministry would soon revoke its August 1 gazette which banned the party and its student organisation Islami Chhatra Shibir.
The ban was imposed following accusations that the party and its associate body incited violence during the student protests and uprising that began on July 1 and were directly involved in killing students and other people and destruction of state properties.
The Jamaat sought the lifting of its ban following the fall of Sheikh Hasina government on August 5 triggered by the student movement.
Jamaat lawyer Mohammad Shishir Manir informed reporters at a news briefing on Monday that party leaders had held a series of meetings with the relevant advisers of the interim government to discuss the legal implications of Section 18(1) of the Anti-Terrorism Act, which led to the party鈥檚 ban.
鈥榃e requested the home ministry to revoke the ban following these discussions, and the ministry has informed that the ban will be lifted in a new gazette on Tuesday or as soon as possible,鈥� Shishir said.
He said that the Jamaat would also appeal to the Appellate Division to reconsider its leave-to-appeal request after the court dismissed the appeal due to the non-appearance of their lawyer.
Earlier the Election Commission cancelled the registration of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party following a High Court judgement on a writ petition. 聽The Jamaat petitioned the Appellate Division to cancel the High Court verdict.
The home ministry issued a gazette notification to the effect under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009, following a decision of the ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance taken on July 29.
