Jamaat Candidate's Radical Speech: No Non-Muslims in Bangladesh Parliament
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News18•24-01-2026, 20:26
Jamaat Candidate's Radical Speech: No Non-Muslims in Bangladesh Parliament
- •Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Afzal Hossain from Barguna-2 constituency advocated for excluding religious minorities, including Hindus, from Bangladesh Parliament.
- •Hossain called for governance strictly based on the Quran, rejecting a constitutional framework and supporting Quran-based punishments.
- •Government sources warned that such speeches inject radical narratives into electoral politics, fueling extremism and cross-border instability.
- •The remarks drew criticism for violating democratic norms and come amid rising violence against minorities, particularly Hindus, in Bangladesh.
- •Recent incidents include a Hindu family's house set ablaze in Sylhet, an auto driver beaten to death in Chittagong, and a Hindu man lynched and burned in Mymensingh.
Why It Matters: A Jamaat candidate's call to exclude non-Muslims from Parliament raises alarms about radicalization and minority safety in Bangladesh.
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