Khatme Nabuwat Andolon Bangladesh
Khatme Nabuwat Andolon Bangladesh (KNAB) Islamic extremist organization that has positioned itself as an Anti-Ahmadiyya group in Bangladesh. They have campaigned for to seize Ahmadiyya mosques and have the Government of Bangladesh declare Ahmadiyya non-Muslims. They have attacked the homes and mosques of the Ahmadiyya community in Bangladesh.[1] The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom described them as "a group of anti-Ahmadi Islamic clerics" International Religious Freedom Report in 2005.[2]
History[edit]
Khatme Nabuwat Andolon Bangladesh is a splinter group of the International Khatme Nabuwat Movement, Bangladesh (IKNMB).[3] Hifajate Khatme Nabuwat Andolon (HKNA) is a similar anti-Ahmadiyya group in Bangladesh.[4]
In December 2003, KNAB bought out a procession from the North gate of Baitul Mokarram National Mosque to lay siege to a Ahmadiyya Muslim Community mosque in Bakshibazar, Dhaka.[5]
On 19 March 2004, Khatme Nabuwat Andolon Bangladesh threatened that they will drive out all the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community members living in Barguna District.[4]
On 24 June 2006, Bangladesh Police foiled at attempt by Khatme Nabuwat Andolon Bangladesh to lay siege to an Ahmadiyya Muslim Community mosque in Uttara Thana, Dhaka.[6] They tried to take over the mosque forcefully but were prevent by Rapid Action Battalion.[7]
In June 2007, leaders of Khatme Nabuwat Andolon Bangladesh and the International Khatme Nabuwat Movement, Bangladesh were charged with attacking an Ahmadiyya mosque in Jyotindra Nagar, Satkhira District.[1]
In 2008, Chairman of Khatme Nabuwat Andolon Bangladesh, Mufti Nur Hossain Nurani, Bimanbandar Golchattar Murti Protirodh Committee that forced the Caretaker government to remove a statue of a baul singer in front of Zia International Airport. He also called for the resignation of the Special Advisor to the Chief Advisor of the Caretaker government, Mahbub Jamil.[8]
Muballig (religious preacher) of Rajshahi District of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community reported that his community members were being harassed by Khatme Nabuwat Andolon Bangladesh, Ahle Hadith Andolon Bangladesh, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, and Sunni Muslims in December 2015.[9]
On 23 April 2021, Noor Hossain Noorani, President of Khatme Nabuwat Andolon Bangladesh and leader of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, was arrested over violence in Munshiganj District.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE NOTE BANGLADESH" (PDF). refworld.org. UK Border Agency.
- ^ "Bangladesh". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 2006, October 2007, 110-1 Joint Committee Print, S. Prt. 110-32. U.S. Government Printing Office. 2008. p. 676.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh - Timeline Year 2004". www.satp.org. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Ahmadiyyas appeal for govt protection". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Police Foil Anti-Ahmadiyya Siege Plan". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "At least 15 injured in anti-Ahmadiya violence". Hindustan Times. 2006-06-24. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Removal of sculptures sparks protests". The Daily Star. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "JMB regroups without watch". The Daily Star. 2015-12-27. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "Hefazat leader Noorani arrested in Munshiganj". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-04-23.