Delwar Hossain Sayeedi
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Delwar Hossain Sayeedi 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.
, Pirojpur (Barisal Division
). His father, Yusuf Sayedee was an Islamic orater. He received his first primary religious education at his local village madrassa which was built by his father.
Later in life he studied further on Islamic education by attending, the Sarsina Alia Madrasah in 1962, and then the Khulna
Alia Madrasah. 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.
Unit President of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir
.
He became a prominent leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
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.
, a famous writer and a former professor of chemistry at the University of Dhaka
.
A People's Enquiry Commission published in March 1994 identified Sayeedi as collaborator in the Al-Badr
brutality. On August 12, 2009 Manik Poshari filed a war crime case in Pirojpur
against Sayeedi and four others.
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 in Zianagar
.
Also Sayeedi has some kind of controversy going on with famous Bengali rapper Lal Miah where Lal mentioned Sayeedi's name in vulgur way.
cleared his entry. 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." 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. 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.
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.
(religious edicts), instead Fatwas would control the Court.
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.
, Pirojpur (Barisal Division
). His father, Yusuf Sayedee was an Islamic orater. He received his first primary religious education at his local village madrassa which was built by his father.
Later in life he studied further on Islamic education by attending, the Sarsina Alia Madrasah in 1962, and then the Khulna
Alia Madrasah. 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.
Unit President of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir
.
He became a prominent leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
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.
, a famous writer and a former professor of chemistry at the University of Dhaka
.
A People's Enquiry Commission published in March 1994 identified Sayeedi as collaborator in the Al-Badr
brutality.A South Asia Analysis Group report. Paper no. 232.. On August 12, 2009 Manik Poshari filed a war crime case in Pirojpur
against Sayeedi and four others.
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 Bangladesh2day: an online news portal, September 01, 2009. in Zianagar
.
Also Sayeedi has some kind of controversy going on with famous Bengali rapper Lal Miah where Lal mentioned Sayeedi's name in vulgur way.
cleared his entry. 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." 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.New Statesman Retrieved on 2010-08-22. 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.The Times July 14, 2006. Retrieved on 2010-08-22.
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.
(religious edicts), instead Fatwas would control the Court.
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.
, Pirojpur (Barisal Division
). His father, Yusuf Sayedee was an Islamic orater. He received his first primary religious education at his local village madrassa which was built by his father.
Later in life he studied further on Islamic education by attending, the Sarsina Alia Madrasah in 1962, and then the Khulna
Alia Madrasah. 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.
Unit President of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir
.
He became a prominent leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
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.
, a famous writer and a former professor of chemistry at the University of Dhaka
.
A People's Enquiry Commission published in March 1994 identified Sayeedi as collaborator in the Al-Badr
brutality.A South Asia Analysis Group report. Paper no. 232.. On August 12, 2009 Manik Poshari filed a war crime case in Pirojpur
against Sayeedi and four others.
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 Bangladesh2day: an online news portal, September 01, 2009. in Zianagar
.
Also Sayeedi has some kind of controversy going on with famous Bengali rapper Lal Miah where Lal mentioned Sayeedi's name in vulgur way.
cleared his entry. 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." 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.New Statesman Retrieved on 2010-08-22. 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.The Times July 14, 2006. Retrieved on 2010-08-22.
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.
(religious edicts), instead Fatwas would control the Court.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.
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.
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.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in the National Assembly of Bangladesh
Jatiyo Sangshad
Jatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
from 1996 to 2008, and is one of the most prominent leaders of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami , previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh , is a far-right Islamist political party in Bangladesh....
party.
Background
Delwar Sayeedi was born February 2, 1940, in a village located in IndurkaniIndurkani
Indurkani is a village in Pirojpur District in the Barisal Division of southwestern Bangladesh....
, Pirojpur (Barisal Division
Barisal Division
Barisal Division is located in south-central Bangladesh, with an area of 13,644.85 km2, and with a population of 8,147,000 at the 2011 Census . It is bounded by Dhaka division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong division on the east and Khulna division on the west...
). His father, Yusuf Sayedee was an Islamic orater. He received his first primary religious education at his local village madrassa which was built by his father.
Later in life he studied further on Islamic education by attending, the Sarsina Alia Madrasah in 1962, and then the Khulna
Khulna
Khulna is the third largest city in Bangladesh. It is located on the banks of the Rupsha and Bhairab rivers in Khulna District. It is the divisional headquarters of Khulna Division and a major industrial and commercial center. It has a seaport named Mongla on its outskirts, 38 km from Khulna...
Alia Madrasah. 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 UniversityRajshahi University
Rajshahi University or University of Rajshahi is a public university located in Rajshahi, a city in north-western Bangladesh...
Unit President of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir is an Islamic student organization in Bangladesh. It is the de facto student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, a political party.This organization was previously named as 'Islamai Chattra Shangha'...
.
He became a prominent leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami , previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh , is a far-right Islamist political party in Bangladesh....
and a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in the Jatiyo Sangshad
Jatiyo Sangshad
Jatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
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.
Allegation of War Crimes
Allegedly, Sayeedi took part in the killing of sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Faizur Rahman, father of Humayun AhmedHumayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed is a Bangladeshi author, dramatist and director of film and television. He broke through since the publication of his first novel, Nandita Naraké...
, a famous writer and a former professor of chemistry at the University of Dhaka
University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
.
A People's Enquiry Commission published in March 1994 identified Sayeedi as collaborator in the Al-Badr
Al-Badr (East Pakistan)
The Al-Badr was the paramilitary wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh that collaborated with the Pakistan Army against the Bengali nationalist movement in the Bangladesh Liberation War. The present chief of the Jamaat, Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami headed the Al-Badr organisation as the...
brutality. On August 12, 2009 Manik Poshari filed a war crime case in Pirojpur
Pirojpur District
Pirojpur is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division.-Name:Myth exist that, second son of Shah Shuja, Firoz Shah died in this area and in honour of him, the area started to being calld 'Firozpur'....
against Sayeedi and four others.
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 in Zianagar
Pirojpur District
Pirojpur is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division.-Name:Myth exist that, second son of Shah Shuja, Firoz Shah died in this area and in honour of him, the area started to being calld 'Firozpur'....
.
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 officeForeign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
cleared his entry. 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." On 13 July 2006, a British journalist Martin Bright
Martin Bright
Martin Bright is a British journalist. He worked for the BBC World Service and The Guardian before becoming The Observer's education correspondent and then home affairs editor...
created a documentary called Who Speaks For Muslims? where it features Sayeedi, claiming to have extreme views. Sayeedi has a large following within the British Bangladeshi
British Bangladeshi
A British Bangladeshi is a person of Bangladeshi origin who resides in the United Kingdom having emigrated to the UK and attained citizenship through naturalisation or whose parents did so; they are also known as British Bengalis...
community, he was invited to speak at the East London Mosque
East London Mosque
The East London Mosque, situated in the inner London Borough of Tower Hamlets between Whitechapel and Aldgate, serves one of the UK's largest Muslim communities. It lies near the edge of the City of London, the capital's busy business area, and just a couple of miles from the fast-expanding London...
on 14 July 2006, the then secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain
Muslim Council of Britain
The Muslim Council of Britain is a self-appointed umbrella body for national, regional, local and specialist organisations and institutions from different ethnic and sectarian backgrounds within British Islamic society. It was established in 1997 to help Muslims, to increase education about the...
, Muhammad Abdul Bari
Muhammad Abdul Bari
Muhammad Abdul Bari, MBE FRSA , is the Chairman of the East London Mosque, and was the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2006 until 2010.-Life and career:...
supported his invite.
On July 24, 2009, Sayeedi was prevented from going abroad by the immigration officials at Zia International Airport
Zia International Airport
Official full name Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport , located in the capital Dhaka, is the largest airport in Bangladesh. It started operations in 1980, taking over as the country's sole international airport from Tejgaon 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.
Accusations of Extremism
Sayeedi proclaimed that Courts won’t be allowed to control FatwasFatwa
A fatwā in the Islamic faith is a juristic ruling concerning Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar. In Sunni Islam any fatwā is non-binding, whereas in Shia Islam it could be considered by an individual as binding, depending on his or her relation to the scholar. The person who issues a fatwā...
(religious edicts), instead Fatwas would control the Court.
Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
: 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
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in the National Assembly of Bangladesh
Jatiyo Sangshad
Jatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
from 1996 to 2008, and is one of the most prominent leaders of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami , previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh , is a far-right Islamist political party in Bangladesh....
party.
Background
Delwar Sayeedi was born February 2, 1940, in a village located in IndurkaniIndurkani
Indurkani is a village in Pirojpur District in the Barisal Division of southwestern Bangladesh....
, Pirojpur (Barisal Division
Barisal Division
Barisal Division is located in south-central Bangladesh, with an area of 13,644.85 km2, and with a population of 8,147,000 at the 2011 Census . It is bounded by Dhaka division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong division on the east and Khulna division on the west...
). His father, Yusuf Sayedee was an Islamic orater. He received his first primary religious education at his local village madrassa which was built by his father.
Later in life he studied further on Islamic education by attending, the Sarsina Alia Madrasah in 1962, and then the Khulna
Khulna
Khulna is the third largest city in Bangladesh. It is located on the banks of the Rupsha and Bhairab rivers in Khulna District. It is the divisional headquarters of Khulna Division and a major industrial and commercial center. It has a seaport named Mongla on its outskirts, 38 km from Khulna...
Alia Madrasah. 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 UniversityRajshahi University
Rajshahi University or University of Rajshahi is a public university located in Rajshahi, a city in north-western Bangladesh...
Unit President of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir is an Islamic student organization in Bangladesh. It is the de facto student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, a political party.This organization was previously named as 'Islamai Chattra Shangha'...
.
He became a prominent leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami , previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh , is a far-right Islamist political party in Bangladesh....
and a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in the Jatiyo Sangshad
Jatiyo Sangshad
Jatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
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.
Allegation of War Crimes
Allegedly, Sayeedi took part in the killing of sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Faizur Rahman, father of Humayun AhmedHumayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed is a Bangladeshi author, dramatist and director of film and television. He broke through since the publication of his first novel, Nandita Naraké...
, a famous writer and a former professor of chemistry at the University of Dhaka
University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
.
A People's Enquiry Commission published in March 1994 identified Sayeedi as collaborator in the Al-Badr
Al-Badr (East Pakistan)
The Al-Badr was the paramilitary wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh that collaborated with the Pakistan Army against the Bengali nationalist movement in the Bangladesh Liberation War. The present chief of the Jamaat, Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami headed the Al-Badr organisation as the...
brutality.A South Asia Analysis Group report. Paper no. 232.. On August 12, 2009 Manik Poshari filed a war crime case in Pirojpur
Pirojpur District
Pirojpur is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division.-Name:Myth exist that, second son of Shah Shuja, Firoz Shah died in this area and in honour of him, the area started to being calld 'Firozpur'....
against Sayeedi and four others.
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 Bangladesh2day: an online news portal, September 01, 2009. in Zianagar
Pirojpur District
Pirojpur is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division.-Name:Myth exist that, second son of Shah Shuja, Firoz Shah died in this area and in honour of him, the area started to being calld 'Firozpur'....
.
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 officeForeign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
cleared his entry. 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." On 13 July 2006, a British journalist Martin Bright
Martin Bright
Martin Bright is a British journalist. He worked for the BBC World Service and The Guardian before becoming The Observer's education correspondent and then home affairs editor...
created a documentary called Who Speaks For Muslims? where it features Sayeedi, claiming to have extreme views.New Statesman Retrieved on 2010-08-22. Sayeedi has a large following within the British Bangladeshi
British Bangladeshi
A British Bangladeshi is a person of Bangladeshi origin who resides in the United Kingdom having emigrated to the UK and attained citizenship through naturalisation or whose parents did so; they are also known as British Bengalis...
community, he was invited to speak at the East London Mosque
East London Mosque
The East London Mosque, situated in the inner London Borough of Tower Hamlets between Whitechapel and Aldgate, serves one of the UK's largest Muslim communities. It lies near the edge of the City of London, the capital's busy business area, and just a couple of miles from the fast-expanding London...
on 14 July 2006, the then secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain
Muslim Council of Britain
The Muslim Council of Britain is a self-appointed umbrella body for national, regional, local and specialist organisations and institutions from different ethnic and sectarian backgrounds within British Islamic society. It was established in 1997 to help Muslims, to increase education about the...
, Muhammad Abdul Bari
Muhammad Abdul Bari
Muhammad Abdul Bari, MBE FRSA , is the Chairman of the East London Mosque, and was the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2006 until 2010.-Life and career:...
supported his invite.The Times July 14, 2006. Retrieved on 2010-08-22.
On July 24, 2009, Sayeedi was prevented from going abroad by the immigration officials at Zia International Airport
Zia International Airport
Official full name Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport , located in the capital Dhaka, is the largest airport in Bangladesh. It started operations in 1980, taking over as the country's sole international airport from Tejgaon 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.
Accusations of Extremism
Sayeedi proclaimed that Courts won’t be allowed to control FatwasFatwa
A fatwā in the Islamic faith is a juristic ruling concerning Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar. In Sunni Islam any fatwā is non-binding, whereas in Shia Islam it could be considered by an individual as binding, depending on his or her relation to the scholar. The person who issues a fatwā...
(religious edicts), instead Fatwas would control the Court.
Delwar Hossain Sayeedi (Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
: 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
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in the National Assembly of Bangladesh
Jatiyo Sangshad
Jatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
from 1996 to 2008, and is one of the most prominent leaders of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami , previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh , is a far-right Islamist political party in Bangladesh....
party.
Background
Delwar Sayeedi was born February 2, 1940, in a village located in IndurkaniIndurkani
Indurkani is a village in Pirojpur District in the Barisal Division of southwestern Bangladesh....
, Pirojpur (Barisal Division
Barisal Division
Barisal Division is located in south-central Bangladesh, with an area of 13,644.85 km2, and with a population of 8,147,000 at the 2011 Census . It is bounded by Dhaka division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong division on the east and Khulna division on the west...
). His father, Yusuf Sayedee was an Islamic orater. He received his first primary religious education at his local village madrassa which was built by his father.
Later in life he studied further on Islamic education by attending, the Sarsina Alia Madrasah in 1962, and then the Khulna
Khulna
Khulna is the third largest city in Bangladesh. It is located on the banks of the Rupsha and Bhairab rivers in Khulna District. It is the divisional headquarters of Khulna Division and a major industrial and commercial center. It has a seaport named Mongla on its outskirts, 38 km from Khulna...
Alia Madrasah. 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 UniversityRajshahi University
Rajshahi University or University of Rajshahi is a public university located in Rajshahi, a city in north-western Bangladesh...
Unit President of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir is an Islamic student organization in Bangladesh. It is the de facto student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, a political party.This organization was previously named as 'Islamai Chattra Shangha'...
.
He became a prominent leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami , previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh , is a far-right Islamist political party in Bangladesh....
and a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in the Jatiyo Sangshad
Jatiyo Sangshad
Jatiya Sangsad or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 345 seats including 45 women reserved seats distributed on elected party position in the parliament, the occupants of which are called Members of Parliament or MPs...
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.
Allegation of War Crimes
Allegedly, Sayeedi took part in the killing of sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Faizur Rahman, father of Humayun AhmedHumayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed is a Bangladeshi author, dramatist and director of film and television. He broke through since the publication of his first novel, Nandita Naraké...
, a famous writer and a former professor of chemistry at the University of Dhaka
University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
.
A People's Enquiry Commission published in March 1994 identified Sayeedi as collaborator in the Al-Badr
Al-Badr (East Pakistan)
The Al-Badr was the paramilitary wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh that collaborated with the Pakistan Army against the Bengali nationalist movement in the Bangladesh Liberation War. The present chief of the Jamaat, Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami headed the Al-Badr organisation as the...
brutality.A South Asia Analysis Group report. Paper no. 232.. On August 12, 2009 Manik Poshari filed a war crime case in Pirojpur
Pirojpur District
Pirojpur is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division.-Name:Myth exist that, second son of Shah Shuja, Firoz Shah died in this area and in honour of him, the area started to being calld 'Firozpur'....
against Sayeedi and four others.
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 Bangladesh2day: an online news portal, September 01, 2009. in Zianagar
Pirojpur District
Pirojpur is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division.-Name:Myth exist that, second son of Shah Shuja, Firoz Shah died in this area and in honour of him, the area started to being calld 'Firozpur'....
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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 officeForeign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
cleared his entry. 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." On 13 July 2006, a British journalist Martin Bright
Martin Bright
Martin Bright is a British journalist. He worked for the BBC World Service and The Guardian before becoming The Observer's education correspondent and then home affairs editor...
created a documentary called Who Speaks For Muslims? where it features Sayeedi, claiming to have extreme views.New Statesman Retrieved on 2010-08-22. Sayeedi has a large following within the British Bangladeshi
British Bangladeshi
A British Bangladeshi is a person of Bangladeshi origin who resides in the United Kingdom having emigrated to the UK and attained citizenship through naturalisation or whose parents did so; they are also known as British Bengalis...
community, he was invited to speak at the East London Mosque
East London Mosque
The East London Mosque, situated in the inner London Borough of Tower Hamlets between Whitechapel and Aldgate, serves one of the UK's largest Muslim communities. It lies near the edge of the City of London, the capital's busy business area, and just a couple of miles from the fast-expanding London...
on 14 July 2006, the then secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain
Muslim Council of Britain
The Muslim Council of Britain is a self-appointed umbrella body for national, regional, local and specialist organisations and institutions from different ethnic and sectarian backgrounds within British Islamic society. It was established in 1997 to help Muslims, to increase education about the...
, Muhammad Abdul Bari
Muhammad Abdul Bari
Muhammad Abdul Bari, MBE FRSA , is the Chairman of the East London Mosque, and was the Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain from 2006 until 2010.-Life and career:...
supported his invite.The Times July 14, 2006. Retrieved on 2010-08-22.
On July 24, 2009, Sayeedi was prevented from going abroad by the immigration officials at Zia International Airport
Zia International Airport
Official full name Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport , located in the capital Dhaka, is the largest airport in Bangladesh. It started operations in 1980, taking over as the country's sole international airport from Tejgaon 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.
Accusations of Extremism
Sayeedi proclaimed that Courts won’t be allowed to control FatwasFatwa
A fatwā in the Islamic faith is a juristic ruling concerning Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar. In Sunni Islam any fatwā is non-binding, whereas in Shia Islam it could be considered by an individual as binding, depending on his or her relation to the scholar. The person who issues a fatwā...
(religious edicts), instead Fatwas would control the Court.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.
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.
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
University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary research university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921, as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained...
) Humayun Azad
Humayun Azad
Humayun Azad was a prolific Bangladeshi author and scholar. He wrote more than seventy titles...
. His call to ban the book was followed by a brutal attack on the professor by a group of young men.