Bangladesh Islami Front

Bangladesh Islami Front

বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ফ্রন্ট
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	21 December 1990; 31 years ago
Headquarters	205/5 Fakirapool, Al-Bashir Plaza (5th Floor), Kalvart Road, Dhaka-1000
Seats in the Jatiya Sangshad	0 / 300
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
	www.bangladeshislamifront.com
	Politics of Bangladesh; Political parties; Elections;

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.

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]

References[]

^ নিবন্ধিত রাজনৈতিক দলসমূহ [Registered Political Parties]. Bangladesh Election Commission. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
^ "Islami Front asks EC to scrap provision for 33% female representation". bdnews24.com. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^ "Share of Votes by Party". Bangladesh Electorion Commission. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
^ "Jatiya Party-led alliance splits included Bangladesh Islami Front". The Daily Sun. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^ "Islami Front leader slaughtered at Dhaka home". Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^ "Chhatra Sena calls strike for Sunday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^ "Islami Chhatra Sena to enforce hartal on Sunday". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^ "Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Sena formed a human chain". Daily Observer. Bangladesh. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2018.

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[ecs-1] নিবন্ধিত রাজনৈতিক দলসমূহ [Registered Political Parties]. Bangladesh Election Commission. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

[ref2-2] "Islami Front asks EC to scrap provision for 33% female representation". bdnews24.com. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[Election_Results_2001-3] "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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