Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday claimed that the recent hacking of its Ameer Shafiqur Rahman’s X account was part of a “deep conspiracy” aimed at character assassination and defamation ahead of the election.
The allegation came at a press conference held at the party’s central office on Sunday, where Jamaat’s assistant secretary general and head of the media wing, Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair , addressed the incident.
Zubayer said attempts had been made over the past few days to hack the social media accounts of several top Jamaat leaders. As part of that effort, the Ameer’s X account was hacked on Saturday afternoon.
He said the matter, including attempts to hack the accounts of the Ameer and other senior leaders, would be reported to the Election Commission on Sunday. He alleged that a “special political group and its cyber team” were behind the attack, with the intention of tarnishing reputations.
Zubayer added that Jamaat’s women leaders would also go to the Election Commission and submit necessary information regarding the incident.
Election Management Committee member Sirajul Islam provided a timeline of the hacking. He said hackers posted objectionable content from the Ameer’s account at 4:37pm on Saturday. Party officials realised the account had been compromised at 4:55pm. A clarification post was issued at 5:22pm.
After assessing the situation fully, Jamaat filed a general diary at Hatirjheel Police Station at around 3:30am.
Sirajul Islam also said hackers had briefly taken control of a Facebook page, which the party later recovered.
Earlier, Jamaat’s Central Campaign Team said the cyberattack targeted several senior leaders’ social media accounts, including the official X account of the Ameer. It said attackers used a sophisticated and coordinated method to temporarily gain control of one account.
During the brief takeover, an unauthorised post was published and falsely attributed to the Ameer. Jamaat said the content did not reflect Shafiqur Rahman’s views or position and described it as false and misleading.
The party urged the public, journalists, and social media users to remain alert to fake news, fabricated quotations, and misinformation. It warned that disinformation, impersonation, and distorted content were punishable by law and harmful to democratic values.
Jamaat also requested that information be verified only through official and reliable sources and said it would provide further updates if necessary.
