Sources say Jamaat leaders are observing the situation and are yet to decide on their next course of action. Although they have never said anything in public, a number of BNP leaders are against maintaining the political liaison with Jamaat. They have then gone on to wage often-violent political campaigns, especially after the International Crimes Tribunal started pronouncing sentences against Jamaat leaders for war crimes. Jamaat Leaders say the IDL was a political front of the party in the 1979 elections, as it was was just an Islamist organisation then. Nine senior Jamaat leaders, including its chief and secretary general, are currently either facing trial or have been convicted of war crimes.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 11, 2017 19:52 UTC