Bangladesh Jamiyatul Ulama () is a national body of Islamic scholars in Bangladesh. Its current chairman is Farid Uddin Masood and the secretary general is Abdur Rahim Kasemi. The organization is renowned for issuing a fatwa titled Fatwa of Peace for Humanity in 2016, and it has also played a significant role in securing government recognition for Qawmi madrasas. Politically, it is supportive of the Awami League. Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind was originally formed in British India and participated in the independence struggle for undivided India. However, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam split from Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind by supporting the Pakistan Movement. Subsequently, due to political differences with regards to Bangladesh Liberation War, Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam split into Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh. In 2014, Farid Uddin Masood formed Bangladesh Jamiyatul Ulama due to political differences with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh. History In 1857, Indian Muslims organized the Sepoy Mutiny to gain independence from British rule. After their defeat in this rebellion, several scholars, led by Qasim Nanautavi, established Darul Uloom Deoband on May 30, 1866, as an educational institution. Mahmud Deobandi was its first teacher, and Mahmud Hasan Deobandi was its first student. Mahmud Hasan Deobandi later became the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband and made vigorous efforts to organize an armed rebellion against British rule through his students. He founded several organizations, including Samratut Tarbiyat, Jamaatul Ansar, and Nazratul Ma'arif Al-Qur'aniyyah. However, after his Silk Letter Movement was exposed, he was imprisoned in Malta. Meanwhile, his students formed Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind in India. After his release, he returned to India and took on the responsibility of leading Jamiat, but he passed away only one month later. Jamiat then participated in the anti-British movement alongside the Khilafat movement and the Indian National Congress. Later, Hussain Ahmed Madani became the president of Jamiat. Under the leadership of Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, Jamiat split into Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam on July 11, 1945, to support the Pakistan movement. Their ideological mentor was another student of Darul Uloom Deoband, Ashraf Ali Thanwi. Under the direction of Mufti Mehmood, the President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, a proposal was passed on March 22, 1971, in support of the independence of Bangladesh from West Pakistan. This led to a split of Jamiat from West Pakistan. In January 1974, the first-ever conference of Ulama was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which was organized by Darul Uloom Madania. At this conference, Tajammul Ali Jalalabadi was appointed as the chairman and Shah Ahraaruz Zaman