Bangladesh’s Jamaat leader Shafiqur Rahman: The man everyone wants to meet | Bangladesh Election 2026 | Al Jazeera

Until recently, Bangladesh's elite and foreign diplomats avoided the Jamaat leader and his party. Not any more.

Bangladesh’s Jamaat leader Shafiqur Rahman: The man everyone wants to meet | Bangladesh Election 2026 | Al Jazeera Listen (14 mins) Save Click here to share on social media Share Add Al Jazeera on Google Leader of Bangladesh's largest Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami, Shafiqur Rahman, addresses a rally in a show of strength ahead of elections, in Dhaka, July 19, 2025 [Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP Photo] By Masum Billah Published On 9 Feb 2026 9 Feb 2026 Dhaka, Bangladesh – On Wednesday evening in Dhaka, Shafiqur Rahman, the emir (chief) of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, unveiled an ambitious election

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