Dhaka, June 25 -- The Election Commission (EC) has officially reinstated Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's registration as a political party and restored its iconic election symbol Daripalla (balance scale), ending over a decade-long legal and political battle.

The reinstatement was confirmed through a circular issued on Tuesday, signed by Akhtar Ahmed, Senior Secretary of the Election Commission Secretariat. The letter declared that Jamaat has regained its full electoral identity, including its long-held symbol.

The decision follows a ruling by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on June 1 this year, which cleared the way for Jamaat to regain its registration. Subsequently, the EC declared on June 4 that it would reinstate Jamaat's re...