Bangladesh Islami Front
বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ফ্রন্ট
ChairmanM.A. Matin
Secretary-GeneralS.U.M Abdus Samad
PresidiumSk Abdul Karim Siraj

Pr. Ali Hossain
Syd Mosiud Dowla

MA Wahid Saburi
Founded21 December 1990 (1990-12-21)
Headquarters205/5 Fakirapool, Al-Bashir Plaza (5th Floor), Kalvart Road, Dhaka-1000[1]
Student wingBangladesh Islami Chattra Sena
Seats in the Jatiya Sangshad
0 / 300
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
www.bangladeshislamifront.com

The Bangladesh Islami Front (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ফ্রন্ট, romanized: Bānlādēśa isalāmī phranṭa) is a far-right 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.

Alliance

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

Death of one of its Prominent Presidium Member

On 27 August 2014, Nurul Islam Farooqi, who was a presidium member of Islami Front, was murdered following an invasion of his home.[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]

Election results

Jatiya Sangsad elections

Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Outcome
1991 S.U.M Abdus Samad 202 0.00%
0 / 300
 New Increase 68th Extra-parliamentary
Feb 1996 Boycotted
0 / 300
 Steady 0 — Extra-parliamentary
Jun 1996 38,974 0.09%
0 / 300
 Steady 0 Increase 16th Extra-parliamentary
2001 30,761 0.06%
0 / 300
 Steady 0 Increase 12th Extra-parliamentary
2008 31,785 0.05%
0 / 300
 Steady 0 Decrease 20th Extra-parliamentary
2014 2,585 0.02%
0 / 300
 Steady 0 Increase 11th Extra-parliamentary
2018 60,372 0.07%
0 / 300
 Steady 0 Decrease 13th Extra-parliamentary

See also

References

  1. ↑ নিবন্ধিত রাজনৈতিক দলসমূহ [Registered Political Parties]. Bangladesh Election Commission. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Islami Front asks EC to scrap provision for 33% female representation". bdnews24.com. 10 September 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Share of Votes by Party". Bangladesh Electorion Commission. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  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 4 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Chhatra Sena calls strike for Sunday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Islami Chhatra Sena to enforce hartal on Sunday". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Sena formed a human chain". Daily Observer. Bangladesh. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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