Why are Jamaat and Qawmis at odds, and how did the rift begin?

The relationship between Jamaat-e-Islami and Qawmi Muslims (followers of Deobondi school of thought) has long been a complicated story in the landscape of Islamic politics in Bangladesh.A recent remark by Maulana Abdul Malek, khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, has stirred political debate once again. Before the election, he had warned voters that a party does not become haq (righteous or…