Jamaat gears up for electoral battle with polling agent training drive

In a clear signal of its intent to play a decisive role in Bangladesh’s upcoming political reckoning, Jamaat-e-Islami held a “Polling Agent Trainer Workshop” at the Moghbazar Al-Falah Auditorium on Thursday, October 2. With four months to next election, this move marks a strategic escalation in Jamaat’s electoral campaign. The event, organised by the party’s Central Election Department, drew senior leaders, legal experts, and grassroots organisers, underscoring Jamaat’s push to professionalise its election monitoring capacity ahead of a potential national vote in February 2026, a timeline the party is now publicly demanding. The programme opened with a recitation from the Quran by Maulana ATM Masum, Assistant Secretary General, setting a tone of both spiritual grounding and political urgency. But the...