Hezbut Tawheed Explained

Hezbut Tawheed
Native Name:হেযবুত তওহীদ
Native Name Lang:bn
Founder:Muhammad Bayazeed Khan Panni
Founding Location:Daud Mahal, Karatia, Tangail
Headquarters:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Leader Name:Hossain Mohammad Salim

Hezbut Tawheed is a religious organization based in Bangladesh which has been blacklisted by Bangladeshi law enforcement forces for alleged militant involvement.

History

Muhammad Bayazeed Khan Panni, the head of the Panni family from Tangail, founded Hezbut Tawheed on 16 February 1995.[1] [2]

After the death of Panni in 2012, Hossain Mohammad Salim from the Noakhali district took charge of the organization. According to its website, it has offices and organizational activities in all the districts of Bangladesh.

Controversy

Despite claims that the organisation is working against militancy and communalism,[3] the group was blacklisted by Bangladeshi law enforcing agencies in 2008 for association with militants. Bangladesh Bank also issued a warning to the banking sectors of Bangladesh against joining any programmes organised by the group or its associated bodies.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hizbut Touhid. John. Pike. www.globalsecurity.org.
  2. News: http://www.bbc.com/bengali/news/2016/03/160314_bangladesh_islam_mosque_riot_death. BBC Bangla. 2017-07-17. bn. bn:মসজিদ তৈরি নিয়ে সহিংসতায় দুজন নিহত.
  3. Web site: হেযবুত তওহীদ আন্দোলনের মূলনীতি - হেযবুত তওহীদ. bn.
  4. Web site: BB warns banks about Hizb-ut Tawhid . New Age.
  5. Web site: ‘হিজবুত তাওহীদ’ নিয়ে কেন্দ্রীয় ব্যাংকের সতর্কতা. bn.