ATM Azharul Islam of Jamaat-e-Islami, BNP's Lutfozzaman Babar and Abdus Salam Pintu | File Image
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News1814-02-2026, 10:43

Anti-India Terror Accused Among Ex-Convicts Winning Bangladesh Elections

  • Three senior Bangladeshi political leaders, including one accused of backing anti-India terror, won parliamentary seats.
  • Two winners are from Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and one from Jamaat-e-Islami.
  • All three faced serious criminal charges, including death sentences, later set aside.
  • BNP leaders Lutfozzaman Babar and Abdus Salam Pintu, and Jamaat-e-Islami's ATM Azharul Islam are the winners.
  • Pintu was accused of supporting Pakistan-based Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), linked to attacks in India.

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