Bangladesh Islami Front

Bangladesh Islami Front
বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ফ্রন্ট
Chairman M.A. Mannan
Secretary-General M.A. Matin
Presidium

Sk Abdul Karim Siraj
Pr. Ali Hossain
Syd Mosiud Dowla

MA Wahid Saburi
Founded 21st December, 1990
Headquarters 205/5 Fakirapool, Al-Bashir Plaza (5th Floor), Kalvart Road, Dhaka-1000[1]
Ideology Sunni
Seats in the Jatiya Sangshad
0 / 300
Election symbol
Party flag

The Bangladesh Islami Front (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ফ্রন্ট) is an Islamic political party in Bangladesh.[2] In the 2001 parliamentary election, the party fielded 16 candidates. Together they gathered 29,002 votes (0.05% of the national vote), but the party won no seats in the Jatiya Sangsad.[3] The party's student wing is Bangladesh Islami Chattra Sena.

History

The party was founded on 21 December 1990 by Maolana Nurul Islam Farooqi.

Alliance

Bangladesh Islami Front entered into the Jatiya Party-led Sammilita Jatiya Jote (United National Alliance) in 2017.[4]

Death of founder

On August 27th, 2014, Founder Maulana Nurul Islam Farooqi was murdered following a home invasion.[5] In August, 2014, Islami Chhatra Sena chief Muhammad Nurul Haq Chisty announced at a press meeting that a half-day strike across Bangladesh would be observed, and demanded for the arrest and trial of Farooqi's killer.[6][7] The student party formed a human chain on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway's Ashuganj Goalchattor area on 25 August 2015, demanding an exceptional punishment for Farooqi's killer.[8]

References

  1. ↑ নিবন্ধিত রাজনৈতিক দলসমূহ [Registered Political Parties]. Bangladesh Election Commission. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Islami Front asks EC to scrap provision for 33% female representation". bdnews24.com. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Share of Votes by Party". Bangladesh Electorion Commission. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
  4. ↑ "Jatiya Party-led alliance splits included Bangladesh Islami Front". The Daily Sun. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Islami Front leader slaughtered at Dhaka home". Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  6. ↑ "Chhatra Sena calls strike for Sunday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  7. ↑ "Islami Chhatra Sena to enforce hartal on Sunday". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  8. ↑ "Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Sena formed a human chain". Retrieved 2016-04-01.


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