- Delwar Hossain Sayeedi
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Delwar Hossain Sayeedi Deputy Leader of
Bangladesh Jammat-e-IslamiMember of Parliament
for Pirojpur-1In office
June 12, 1996 – December 29, 2008Preceded by Shudangsu Shekhor Halder Succeeded by AKMA Awal (Saidur Rahman) Majority 33,377 (17.36%) Personal details Born February 2, 1940
Pirojpur, BangladeshNationality Bangladeshi Political party Jamaat-e-Islami Alma mater Islamic University Karachi Occupation Politician Profession Islamic orator Religion Sunni Islam Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (Bengali: দেলওয়ার হোসেন সাঈদী, pronounced Delowar Hossein Saeedi; born 2 February 1942), is a Bangladeshi Islamic orator and politician. He was a former Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2008, and is one of the most prominent leaders of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party.
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Background
Delwar Sayeedi was born February 2, 1940, in a village located in Indurkani, Pirojpur (Barisal Division). His father, Yusuf Sayedee was an Islamic orater and a saint. He received his first primary religious education at his local village madrassa which was built by his father.[1]
Later in life he studied further on Islamic education by attending, the Sarsina Alia Madrasah in 1962, and then the Khulna Alia Madrasah.[1] He completed his religious education at the Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia (Binoria Town Madrassa) in Karachi, Pakistan. Sayeedi after completing his religious studies then focused on studying politics. He is fluent in Urdu, Bengali, Arabic, Punjabi and has basic knowledge of English.
Political career
Sayeedi was a leader and Rajshahi University Unit President of Islami Chhatra Shibir.[2]
He became a prominent leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and a Member of Parliament in the Jatiyo Sangshad representing Jamaat, for the constituency of Pirojpur-1.
Sayeedi is one a prominent religious telepreachers in Bangladesh, and has held talks and tafseer's across the country.
Controversies
Allegation of War Crimes
Allegedly, Sayeedi took part in the killing of sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Faizur Rahman, father of Humayun Ahmed, a famous writer and a former professor of chemistry at the University of Dhaka.[3]
A People's Enquiry Commission published in March 1994 identified Sayeedi as collaborator in the Al-Badr brutality.[4] On August 12, 2009 Manik Poshari filed a war crime case in Pirojpur against Sayeedi and four others.[5]
A further case was filed with Pirojpur senior judicial magistrate's court against Sayeedi by a freedom fighter Mahbubul Alam Howladar, member and deputy commander of freedom fighters association called Zianagor upazila Muktijoddha Sangsad [6] in Zianagar.[7]
Also Sayeedi has some kind of controversy going on with famous Bengali rapper Lal Miah where Lal mentioned Sayeedi's name in vulgur way.
Foreign travel
In July 2006 Sayeedi travelled to the UK to address rallies in London and Luton after the foreign office cleared his entry.[8] His entry was controversial with British MP's. In leaked emails reported by The Times, an adviser, Eric Taylor said that Sayeedi’s "previous visits to the UK have been reportedly marred by violence caused by his supporters."[9] On 13 July 2006, a British journalist Martin Bright created a documentary called Who Speaks For Muslims? where it features Sayeedi, claiming to have extreme views.[10] Sayeedi has a large following within the British Bangladeshi community, he was invited to speak at the East London Mosque on 14 July 2006, the then secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, Muhammad Abdul Bari supported his invite.[11]
On July 24, 2009, Sayeedi was prevented from going abroad by the immigration officials at Zia International Airport. Later, he Challenged the Government's restriction on his foreign travel by filing a writ petition with the High Court on July 27. The Attorney General stated before the Chamber Judge that Maulana Sayeedi was against the independence of Bangladesh in 1971 and argued that if Sayeedi is not barred to go abroad he might conduct propaganda against government moves to sue war criminals.[12]
Accusations of Extremism
Sayeedi proclaimed that Courts won’t be allowed to control Fatwas (religious edicts), instead Fatwas would control the Court.[13] In the name of tablig activities, Sayeedi gives lectures where he openly asserts anti-Bangladesh statements.[14]
Sayeedi threatened the local correspondents (in Pirojpur) of the leading newspapers and asked them to leave Pirojpur as they wrote about Sayeedi’s role in 1971.[15]
By announcing the blasphemy law, he asked the government to ban the book Pak Sar Jameen Saad Baad written by eminent writer and Professor (at University of Dhaka) Humayun Azad. His call to ban the book was followed by a brutal attack on the professor by a group of young men.[16]
Apprehension
Police arrested Mr. Sayeedi on June 29, 2010 after a magistrate court issued arrest warrants against him including three other political leaders as they did not appear before the court to face a charge accusing them of hurting religious sentiments of Muslims. The case was filed by Syed Rezaul Haque Chandpuri, secretary general of Bangladesh Tariqat Federation On March 21, 2010.[17][18]
References
- ^ a b Maulana Delawar Hossain Sayedee Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Retrieved on 2010-08-21.
- ^ A report on New Age National , The Daily Newspaper, published on March 18, 2009.
- ^ Report on the findings of the People's Inquiry Commission on the activities of the war criminals and the collaborator.
- ^ A South Asia Analysis Group report. Paper no. 232..
- ^ "SC stays Sayedee bail in war crime case". The Daily Star. http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=18906.
- ^ Bangladesh2day: an online news portal, September 01, 2009.
- ^ A report on the newspaper The Daily Star, published on September 01, 2009.
- ^ A report on Daily Mail , by Benedict Brogan, published on July 13, 2006.
- ^ A report on The Times, By Richard Ford, Nicola Woolcock and Sean O’Neill , published on July 14, 2006.
- ^ New Statesman Retrieved on 2010-08-22.
- ^ The Times July 14, 2006. Retrieved on 2010-08-22.
- ^ A report on New Age National , The Daily Newspaper, published on August 13, 2009.
- ^ God willing: the politics of Islamism in Bangladesh, by Ali Riaz, p. 3.
- ^ Genocide 1971, An Account Of The Killers And Collaborators Genocide’71, published by Muktijuddha Chetana Bikash Kendra, p. 100.
- ^ An article by BangladeshCenter for Development, Journalism and Communication, published on May 13, 2002.
- ^ A writing by Mustafa Zaman on The Daily Star, published on February 25, 2005.
- ^ Sayeedi held by police, June 29, 2010.
- ^ BSS reports arrest of Sayeedi, June 29, 2010.
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