JeI Bangladesh and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir(ICS),
continue to primarily draw their members from Deobandi seminaries in the country.
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh recently banned the Jamat Islami party, on the basis of its upholding of religious beliefs,
even though this party has been a legal party for decades and has had elected members as ministers in an earlier coalition government led by the BNP.