Hezbut Tawheed
হেযবুত তওহীদ | |
Logo | |
Formation | 16 February 1995 |
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Founder | Muhammad Bayazeed Khan Panni |
Founded at | Daud Mahal, Karatia, Tangail |
Type | Religious organization |
Purpose | Islamic Reformism Modernism Quranism |
Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Location | |
Emam | Hossain Mohammad Salim |
Website | hezbuttawheed |
Hezbut Tawheed (Bengali: হেযবুত তওহীদ) is an Islamic reformist religious organization based in Bangladesh which has been blacklisted by Bangladeshi law enforcement forces for alleged militant involvement.[1][2][3] The organisation has been widely criticised for preaching Quranist ideology in Bangladesh.
History
Muhammad Bayazeed Khan Panni, the head of the Panni family from Tangail, founded Hezbut Tawheed on 16 February 1995 and served as it's Emam.[4][5]
After the death of Panni in 2012, Hossain Mohammad Salim from the Noakhali District took oath as the Emam 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,[6] the group was blacklisted by Bangladeshi law enforcing agencies in 2008 for association with militants.[7] Bangladesh Bank also issued a warning to the banking sectors of Bangladesh against joining any programmes organised by the group or its associated bodies.[3][2]
The organisation has been criticised for publishing and preaching Quranist ideology.
References
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- ^ a b "'হিজবুত তাওহীদ' নিয়ে কেন্দ্রীয় ব্যাংকের সতর্কতা" (in Bengali). bdnews24.com. 2015-01-22. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015.
- ^ a b "BB warns banks about Hizb-ut Tawhid". New Age. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
- ^ Pike, John. "Hizbut Touhid". www.globalsecurity.org.
- ^ মসজিদ তৈরি নিয়ে সহিংসতায় দুজন নিহত. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ^ "হেযবুত তওহীদ আন্দোলনের মূলনীতি - হেযবুত তওহীদ". হেযবুত তওহীদ (in Bengali).
- ^ "নির্বিঘ্নে অনুষ্ঠান করল কালো তালিকাভুক্ত হিজবুত তাওহীদ". Kaler Kantho. 2015-02-27. Archived from the original on 10 Apr 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.