Bangladesh Islami Chhatri Sangstha
| Bangladesh Islami Chhatrisangstha বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ছাত্রীসংস্থা | |
|---|---|
 Logo of Bangladesh Islami Chhatrisangstha | |
| Founded | July 15, 1978[1] |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Membership | 8,000 (as of 2015)[2] |
| Ideology | |
| Position | Right-wing |
| National affiliation | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (de facto) |
| Website | islamichhatrisangstha |
Bangladesh Islami Chhatri Sangstha (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ছাত্রী সংস্থা, lit. 'Bangladesh Islamic Students Association')[3] is the female student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.[4][5][6]
Just like Islami Chhatra Shibir which is Jamaat's male student wing, Chhatri Sangstha also has committees in schools, colleges, and madrasas, as well as in public and private universities, medical colleges, thanas, districts, and metropolitan areas.[7]
The group reportedly had 8,000 members & supporters and 112 units and branches throughout the country.[2]
The group was under severe pressure during the previously ruling Awami League regime since 2009.[8]
History
[edit]On 15 July 1978, the Bangladesh Islami Chhatri Sangstha was formed by 11 people from Eden Mohila College as Jamaat's female student front and the second student organization affiliated with Jamaat-e-Islami after Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir.[7][1]
On 4 July 2009, the police arrested 3 members of Chhatri Sangstha from a madrasa in Pirojpur, Barisal.[9]
On 17 December 2012, 20 female students of Chhatri Sangstha and the wife of Abdul Quader Mollah, Sanowara Jahan were detained.[10]
In June 2014, 24 members of different wings of Jamaat-e-Islami including Chhatri Sangstha were arrested in Khilgaon.[11]
In November 2014, 3 Chhatri Sangstha members were detained from Shamsunnahar Hall of Dhaka University.[12]
In 2016, orders were made to ban Chhatri Sangstha activities in educational establishments.[13][14][15]
In January 2017, 4 students accused of being Chhatri Sangstha members were arrested.[16]
In February 2017, the local police arrested 6 members of Islami Chhatri Sangstha and they were sent to jail in March 2017.[17]
In June 2017, the Bangladesh Police arrested Tahira Akhter, convener of the Boda Upazila branch of Chhatri Sangstha in Panchagarh.[18][19]
In August 2017, an Islami Chhatri Sangstha leader was arrested in Cox's Bazar.[20]
In October 2017, the Bangladesh Police arrested 21 members of Chhatri Sangstha in Kadamtoli, Dhaka.[21]
In October 2019, the Bangladesh Police detained 14 people including activists of Chhatri Sangstha and a principal in areas of Pabna including Pabna Sadar Upazila.[4][22][23][24]
After the Awami League regime was ousted from power in the Students–People's uprising in 2024, Islami Chhatri Sangstha was again able to hold rallies and made more appearances in educational establishments and institutions.[25][26]
Objectives
[edit]The organization has a 3-point program, which are:
- 1. Widely promoting and spreading the correct concept of Islam among female students.
- 2. Training female students who love Islam to lead a better moral life by organizing them.
- 3. Establishing the dignity of female student society and taking steps to solve various problems[1]
See also
[edit]- Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir
- List of youth organizations
- List of student organizations in Bangladesh
References
[edit]- ^ a b c সংগঠন পরিচিতি. Bangladesh Islami Chhatri Sangstha. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ a b ইসলামী ছাত্রী সংস্থা কোথায়? (in Bengali). 2 November 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ছাত্রী সংস্থা. Bangladesh Islami Chhatri Sangstha (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ a b "14 Chhatri Sangstha members, college principal held in Pabna". The Business Standard. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ দাওয়াতী কাজের নামে চলছে ছাত্রী সংস্থার কার্যক্রম [Chhatri Sangstha activities are being carried out in the name of Dawat]. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ জামায়াতের নতুন কৌশল নারীকর্মী. Janakantha (in Bengali). 6 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b Sharif, Shahriar (22 September 2016). শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানে ইসলামী ছাত্রী সংস্থার কার্যক্রম বন্ধের নির্দেশ [Islamic student organization activities in educational institutions ordered to be stopped]. Benar News (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানে বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ছাত্রীসংস্থার কার্যক্রম নিষিদ্ধ করা কোনভাবেই বৈধ হতে পারে না. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (in Bengali). 22 September 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "3 ICS members arrested". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). 5 July 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Shamsunnahar Nizami protests unlawful arrest of 13 women including language movement veteran Prof Chemon Ara". Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Sarkar, Kailash (18 June 2014). "24 activists of Islami Chhatri Sangstha held". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "3 Chhatri Sangstha activists held in DU". Dhaka Tribune. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ ইসলামী ছাত্রীসংস্থার কার্যক্রম বন্ধে নির্দেশনা. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 22 September 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ রাবিতে প্রকাশ্যে চলে ইসলামী ছাত্রী সংস্থার কার্যক্রম!. Barta24 (in Bengali). 29 April 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ কার্যক্রম নিষিদ্ধের সিদ্ধান্তের প্রতিবাদ ইসলামী ছাত্রীসংস্থার. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 23 September 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ ইসলামী ছাত্রী সংস্থার সদস্য সন্দেহে ৪ ছাত্রী আটক, পরে মুচলেকায় মুক্তি. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 22 January 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "6 Islami Chhatri Sangstha activists sent to jail". 2 March 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Sajjad, Sajjadur Rahman (22 June 2017). ইসলামী ছাত্রী সংস্থার আহ্বায়ককে আটকের দাবি. NTV (Bangladesh) (in Bengali). Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Islami Chhatri Sangstha leader held in Panchagarh". Dhaka Tribune. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ কক্সবাজারে ইসলামী ছাত্রী সংস্থার এক নেত্রী আটক (in Bengali). 22 August 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "21 Islami Chhatri Sangstha activists held in Dhaka". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ পাবনায় ইসলামী ছাত্রী সংস্থার সদস্যসহ ১৪ জন আটক. Barta24 (in Bengali). 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Madrasa principal, 13 Islami Chhatri Sangstha activists held in Pabna". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ পাবনা শহর থেকে বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ছাত্রী সংস্থার গ্রেফতারকৃত নেত্রী ও কর্মীদের অবিলম্বে মুক্তি দেয়ার আহবান. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (in Bengali). 19 November 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ বিএল কলেজ ইসলামী ছাত্রী সংস্থার পিঠা ও প্রকাশনা উৎসব. Khulna Gazette (in Bengali). 13 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ ইসলামী ছাত্রীসংস্থার বার্ষিক সদস্যা সম্মেলনে জামায়াতের আমির ও সেক্রেটারি. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 25 December 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.