Bangladesh alliance deal between uprising leaders and Islamists sparks internal rifts and public debate

Bangladesh alliance deal between uprising leaders and Islamists sparks internal rifts and public debate

Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party has announced a seat-sharing deal with a political coalition made up of student leaders from last year’s popular uprising — a move that has triggered disagreement within the student group itself. Jamaat-e-Islami, seeking to re-enter mainstream politics through next year’s general elections, has aligned with the National Citizen Party (NCP), a […]

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