Jamaat-e-Islami sends bank account details, revised constitution to Election Commission

The Jamaat-e-Islami has submitted its amended constitution and bank account details to the Election Commission six years after its registration was cancelled. On Wednesday, a letter signed by the party’s Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar was handed over to the EC's Election Assistance Branch. The EC had introduced political party registration rules before the ninth parliamentary election in 2008, granting registration to 39 parties, including the Awami League, BNP, Jatiya Party, and Jamaat-e-Islami. Many parties were required to amend their constitutions to comply with constitutional, legal, and regulatory standards, with Jamaat receiving several notices. Ahead of the 10th parliamentary elections, however, the party’s registration was revoked. Jamaat submitted its last income and expenditure report before the registration was cancelled in...