Islamic Front Bangladesh (Bengali: ইসলামিক ফ্রন্ট বাংলাদেশ) is an Islamist political party in Bangladesh.[2] registered by Bangladesh Election Commission. It was founded on 21 December 1990.
Islamic Front Bangladesh ইসলামিক ফ্রন্ট বাংলাদেশ | |
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 Party logo | |
| Abbreviation | IFB |
| President | Allama Sayed Mohammad Bahadur Shah Mujaddedi |
| Secretary-General | Abul Bashar Mohammad Zainul Abedin (Zubair) |
| Founded | 21 December 1990 |
| Registered | 16/11/2008 |
| Headquarters | Kabbokash Super Market, 10/5, Plot-3/D, Kawran Bazar, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1215[1] |
| Student wing | Islami Chattrasena |
| Youth wing | Islamic Yubafront Bangladesh |
| Ideology | Islamism Islamic fundamentalism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Slogan | To Establish the Society and the state on the basis of the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah |
| Election symbol | |
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| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| http://islamicfrontbd.com/ | |
History
editSayed Bahadur Shah Mujaddedi is the president of the party, and Abul Bashar Mohammad Zainul Abedin (Zubaer) its secretary.[1][3]
In December 2006, the party aligned itself with the Awami League-led 'Grand Alliance'.[4][5]
It claimed that Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the largest Islamist party in Bangladesh before its deregistration, was distorting the religion.[6]
The party is associated with the student group Islami Chattrasena.
Election results
editJatiya Sangsad elections
edit| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Abul Bashar Mohammad Zainul Abedin | 1,020 | 0.00% | 0 / 300
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New |  36th
|
Extra-parliamentary |
| 2014 | Boycotted | 0 / 300
|
 0
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— | Extra-parliamentary | ||
| 2018 | 31,468 | 0.04% | 0 / 300
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0
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16th
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Extra-parliamentary | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b রাজনৈতিক দলসমূহের নিবন্ধন [Registered Political Parties]. Election Commission Bangladesh (in Bengali). 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Extremists responsible for Farooqi's murder, claims family". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Ittefaq.Com". Nation.ittefaq.com. 2008-05-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ Singh, Supriya (March 2007). "Bangladesh in 2006: Teetering Political Edifice and Democracy" (PDF). Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies.
- ^ "Dec 06 SABangladesh" (PDF). Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2007.
- ^ "Jamaat distorts Islam under govt patronage: Islamic Front". The Daily Star. 2004-04-20. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
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