Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a new 88-member Central Working Council for the 2026–2028 term, with women making up nearly a quarter of the body.
The decision was taken at a virtual meeting of the party’s Central Majlis-e-Shura held on February 20. The meeting was chaired by party Ameer and Leader of the Opposition in parliament Shafiqur Rahman, according to a statement issued by the party.
The newly formed council includes 67 male and 21 female members. Senior leaders featured in the council include Nayeb-e-Ameer ATM Azharul Islam MP, Prof Mujibur Rahman MP, Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher MP and Secretary General Prof Mia Golam Parwar.
Several assistant secretaries have also been named, including Maulana ATM Masum, Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan MP, former MP Dr AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad, Maulana Abdul Halim, Advocate Muazzam Hossain Helal, Maulana Mohammad Shahjahan and Advocate Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair.
Other members of the council include Executive Council member Abdur Rab, Saiful Alam Khan MP, Principal Mohammad Shahabuddin, Principal Mohammad Izzat Ullah MP, Advocate Matiur Rahman Akand, Mohammad Mobarak Hossain, Mohammad Nurul Islam Bulbul MP, Mohammad Selim Uddin and Dr Mohammad Rezaul Karim, alongside a number of former lawmakers and senior party officials.
Among the women members are Nurunnisa Siddiqua, secretary of the party’s Women’s Division; Dr Habiba Akhtar Chowdhury Sweet, political affairs secretary; and Sabikunnahar Munni, legal and human rights secretary of the Women’s Division. Other women included in the council are Saida Rumma, Marzia Begum, Khondokar Ayesha Khatun, Umme Nowrin and Mahbuba Khatun Sharifa.
The party did not disclose further details about changes or differences compared to the previous council.
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