Bangladesh: Islamist Group Demands Abolition of Women’s Rights Commission

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 Thousands of supporters of Hefazat-e-Islam, a prominent Bangladeshi Islamist organization, rallied in Dhaka on Saturday, calling for the dissolution of a government-formed commission on women's rights. The group argued that the commission’s draft recommendations conflicted with Islamic principles.

The rally, held at Suhrawardy Udyan, was organized by Hefazat-e-Islam — a coalition primarily composed of teachers and students from non-government "kawmi" madrasas (Islamic seminaries). The group has long been recognized as a significant religious pressure group in the country.

Protesters voiced strong opposition to the proposed reforms by the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission, which was established under the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. The proposals aimed to ensure equal rights for women, particularly regarding property rights.



In one of its largest public demonstrations in recent years, Hefazat-e-Islam denounced the recommendations as contrary to Islamic teachings. This rise in religious activism follows the removal of the Awami League government led by Sheikh Hasina the previous year.

Senior Hefazat leader Maulana Mahfuzul Huq presented a 12-point list of demands, the foremost being the disbandment of the women's reform panel. Another leader, Mamunul Haque, called for punitive action against commission members, accusing them of offending the majority by criticizing religious inheritance laws as a root cause of gender inequality.

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