Summary
- Bangladesh has banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing, and other associate bodies
- The ban was imposed under an anti-terrorism law following violent protests over a quota system for government jobs
- Since July 15, over 200 people have died and more than 10,000 have been arrested in the country
- The party has a history of opposing secularism and involvement in crimes against humanity during the war of independence from Pakistan in 1971