Tareque Rahman's Return Pushes Jamaat into 'Existential Crisis' in Bangladesh

• Intelligence report suggests a BNP majority government could permanently marginalize Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh.
• Jamaat fears losing influence as BNP's national vote share is expected to rise to 42-45% with Tareque Rahman's return, dwarfing Jamaat's 8-10%.
• Jamaat views Tareque Rahman as a strategic rival and is annoyed by Mohammad Yunus's role in his political rehabilitation, seeing it as legitimizing BNP.
• Jamaat objects to election discussions outside Bangladesh and alleges BNP violated electoral code with massive rallies for Tareque's return.
• Consolidation of Islamist and anti-Awami League voters under BNP threatens Jamaat's bargaining power and electoral relevance.

Why It Matters: Tareque Rahman's return and BNP's resurgence are pushing Jamaat-e-Islami into an existential crisis in Bangladesh.