U.S. seeks to be ‘friends’ with Bangladesh’s once-banned Islamist party

Mohammad Rahman, the Jamaat-e-Islami spokesperson, said the party was running on a platform of “anti-corruption, transparency, accountability, and good governance.” The proposal to reduce work hours for women remains in a “preliminary stage,” he added, and the party has no plans to implement sharia law.

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Since Hasina’s ouster in 2024, Jamaat-e-Islami has held four meetings in Washington with U.S. officials and “several” meetings in Dhaka, Mohammad Rahman said in his statement to The Post. The party leader also met virtually with U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer on Friday.

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At the embassy gathering in Dhaka, the U.S. official indicated that in addition to reaching out to Jamaat-e-Islami, mission staff may also engage with other conservative Islamist political parties, including Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and Islami Andolan Bangladesh.

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