Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday warned that Dhaka could take on a “different look” on November 11 if the government fails to meet the party and its allies’ five demands, as they plan to hold a grand rally that day.

Jamaat-e-Islami remains the largest Islamic fundamentalist party in Bangladesh.

The government’s decision to allow Jamaat-e-Islami back in active politics, instead of bringing it to book for its 1971 role, will be suicidal for the ruling Awami League and above all, the country, said freedom fighters, families of the martyrs and war crimes researchers.

Contrary to the widespread perception that Jamaat-e-Islami has been on the wane for over the past 15 years, the Islamist party that actively opposed the birth of the nation is actually growing, according to intelligence and party documents.