Jamaat dissolves Cumilla Metro committee after clash

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has dissolved its Cumilla metropolitan committee following a clash, cocktail bomb explosions and vandalism at the party’s metropolitan office.

The decision was announced in a statement issued by the party on Friday.

The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the party’s Central Executive Council at its central office in Maghbazar, Dhaka, on Thursday evening. Jamaat Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman presided over the meeting.

According to the statement, the party dissolved the organisational structure and leadership of its Cumilla metropolitan unit under the authority of Article 63, in accordance with Clause ‘Ch’ of Subsection 3 of Article 16 of the Jamaat constitution.

A two-member committee has been formed to investigate the incident that took place on October 14. The committee comprises Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer ATM Azharul Islam, MP, and Assistant Secretary General Maulana Muhammad Shahjahan.