Jamaat delegation discusses party operations, democracy in meeting with US embassy deputy counselor

A delegation of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami held a meeting with Matthew Bay, deputy counsellor for political and economic affairs of the United States Embassy in Dhaka, this afternoon (17 June).

The discussion, held at the US Embassy, focused on internal democratic practices within Jamaat-e-Islami, including leadership selection, organisational structure, decision-making transparency, and the party’s stance on the rights of women and minority communities. 

Jamaat representatives also elaborated on the party’s role in the movement for democracy in Bangladesh and its position against terrorism and extremism. 

The meeting further addressed issues such as justice for mass killings, political reforms, the upcoming national elections, and the overall political situation in the country.

Present at the meeting alongside Matthew Bay were political officers Hermanaski and Jamie Stelly. Jamaat was represented by Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, and Central Executive Committee member and Secretary of the Central Publicity and Media Department Matiur Rahman Akand.