A Zee News Facebook post claiming that the Bangladesh government has designated Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, as banned organisations under the country’s Anti-Terrorism Act is false. BOOM found that no such notification has been issued by the Bangladesh government and the the organisations have not been banned. The Claim:In a Facebook post published on August 2, 2026, Zee News English claimed that the Bangladesh government had officially designated Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Chhatra Shibir and affiliated organisations as banned entities under the country’s Anti-Terrorism Act, citing a government notification. 2) Bangladesh Attorney General denies banBOOM Bangladesh reached out to Bangladesh’s Attorney General, Ruhul Quddus Kazal, who dismissed the claim as false. The article looked back at events from August 1, 2024, when the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government banned Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, under the Anti-Terrorism Act during the student protests.