Ideologically, Hizb ut Tahrir aims to establish an 'Islamic Caliphate' around the world. They are anti-democratic. Hizb ut Tahrir wants a constitution in the light of Quran and Sunnah. The organization also has such a draft constitution. At various times, Hizb ut Tahrir has been banned in some Arab countries of the world, Germany, Türkiye, Pakistan. They were also banned in the UK in January 2024.

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The statement of the organization regarding the ban in different countries is that the activities of Hizb ut Tahrir are banned in some countries of the world due to different political realities. However, the organization operates legally in many countries including the United States and Canada.

In Bangladesh, on October 22, 2009, the then Awami League government issued a press note and announced the ban of Hizb ut Tahri. The press note described the organization as a 'threat to peace and order and public safety'.

Human rights activist Noor Khan Liton has been working on militant activities in Bangladesh for a long time. He told BBC Bangla that when Hizbut Tahrir was banned, the Awami League government brought several charges against them.

"There have been several allegations made by contacts inside and outside the country and it is not possible to say at this time whether they were investigated or not, the government decided to ban their activities through a press note," said Mr. eat

“But still we have seen posters, leafleting of Hizb ut Tahrir in almost all parts of the country and arrests of their members at various times. Hizb ut Tahrir was banned at a time when many militant organizations were operating inside the country and we saw incidents of armed attacks.”

Two days after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, Hizb ut Tahrir activists were seen holding a meeting in front of the Bangladesh National Parliament building on August 7.

The activists were present there with flags with black and white cloth, banners and leaflets with the demand for caliphate. On the same day, the organization held a meeting in front of Dhaka University's Raju sculpture.

Besides, after the fall of the government, Hizb ut Tahrir held various meetings and processions in Dhaka and outside Dhaka. Apart from this, invitation activities were conducted with stalls at different places. A large protest march was seen in Dhaka under the banner of Hizb ut under the banner of 'India's Water Invasion Protest' during the floods in August.

Hizb ut Tahrir called a press conference at Dhaka Press Club on September 9 and demanded the lifting of the ban. In the situation created after the fall of the government, Hizbut Tahrir's attempt to come into public politics is seen.

Hizb ut-Tahree claims that its workers have also actively participated in the movement to topple the government. Imtiaz Salim, media coordinator on behalf of the organization, said that their workers in public and private universities were on the ground without the organization's banner.

“Including Gen-G is an intellectual and political leading force of Hizb ut Tahri. We were definitely on the field. But this movement is spontaneous that it is mass uprising in some way so that it is not colored and somehow so that no one can influence it.

However, they did not specify the number of workers in the field and the number of casualties. In addition, Hizb ut Tahrir does not want to reveal who is the top leadership of the organization in Bangladesh before the ban is lifted.