Description: Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party, Jamaat e – Islami (JI), held a rally where thousands of supporters called for fair elections and systemic reforms within the country. Last week’s public unrest between members of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the Awami League party signaled renewed political crisis in the country after the ouster of former leader, Sheikh Hasina, who is in self – imposed exile in India. JI members called for the unification of Bangladesh’s Islamist parties in order to establish a rule in the country, led by Islamic principles where all ethnic minorities would have equal rights. Bangladesh’s constitutional court has delegitimized Hasina’s Awami League party, after the former leader was accused of crimes against humanity for the violent and deadly crackdown on the student protests last year. Elections are expected to be held in Bangladesh in the first half of 2026, where the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, would transfer governance to the winning coalition.
Impact: Bangladesh remains largely unstable facing considerable political instability and inter political clashes between members of the various parties. The country remains divided with Jamaat e – Islami, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the National Citizen Party emerging as the dominant political players for the upcoming elections. BNP alongside the banned Awami League party has been dominating the country’s political scene for a long period of time and gradually lost its appeal and credibility to the country’s youth population. JI and NCP emerge as ideologically aligning political entities which have recently become attractive and gathered nationwide support facing crucial reformist elections in 2026. Political friction between the country’s dominant entities could potentially cause widespread political crisis and internal divisions which could lead towards public unrest and destabilization in the upcoming period.