Bangladesh influence Hizb ut Tahrir could have spillover effect in India

NEW DELHI: Amidst the ongoing turmoil and instability across the country, Bangladesh is facing another challenge – the rapidly increasing influence of the Hizb ut Tahrir (HuT). The HuT is a fundamentalist political organisation that aspires to re-establish the Islamic Caliphate and implement Sharia globally.

Although the HuT was banned in Bangladesh in October 2009, its supporters are taking out marches, including in Dhaka, and posters propagating their ideology have mushroomed.

“The Hizb ut Tahrir is an organisation that is well established and consists of educated people. Their influx is across all segments of society in Bangladesh at present,” Professor Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, a political commentator from Dhaka, told.

On August 9, supporters of the HuT organised a rally at Baitul Mukarram North Gate in Dhaka and demanded the establishment of the Khalifah in Bangladesh based on Sharia law which they claim would ensure “true justice and welfare” of all the citizens in Bangladesh.