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Bangladesh Islami Front

Bangladesh Islami Front

Political party in Bangladesh

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.

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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

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    নিবন্ধিত রাজনৈতিক দলসমূহ [Registered Political Parties]. Bangladesh Election Commission. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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    "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.
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    "Share of Votes by Party". Bangladesh Electorion Commission. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
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    "Jatiya Party-led alliance splits included Bangladesh Islami Front". The Daily Sun. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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    "Islami Front leader slaughtered at Dhaka home". Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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    "Chhatra Sena calls strike for Sunday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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    "Islami Chhatra Sena to enforce hartal on Sunday". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Sena formed a human chain". Daily Observer. Bangladesh. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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