Islamic Front Bangladesh Explained

Islamic Front Bangladesh
Abbreviation:IFB
Country:Bangladesh
Native Name:ইসলামিক ফ্রন্ট বাংলাদেশ
President:Allama Sayed Mohammad Bahadur Shah Mujaddedi
Secretary General:Abul Bashar Mohammad Zainul Abedin (Zubair)
Foundation:21 December 1990
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
Position:Far-right
Registered:16/11/2008
Slogan:To Establish the Society and the state on the basis of the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah
Website:http://islamicfrontbd.com/
Symbol:100px
Flag:Flag of Islamic Front Bangladesh.png

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.

History

Sayed Bahadur Shah Mujaddedi is the president of the party, and Abul Bashar Mohammad Zainul Abedin (Zubaer) its secretary.[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

Jatiya Sangsad elections

ElectionParty leaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionGovernment
2008Abul Bashar Mohammad Zainul Abedin1,0200.00%New 36th
2014Boycotted 0
201831,4680.04% 0 16th

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.ec.org.bd/English/RegisteredPoliticalPartyEng.php . bn:রাজনৈতিক দলসমূহের নিবন্ধন . Registered Political Parties . Election Commission Bangladesh . bn . 4 May 2016 . 16 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160914111048/http://www.ec.org.bd/English/RegisteredPoliticalPartyEng.php . 14 September 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Extremists responsible for Farooqi's murder, claims family. bdnews24.com. 8 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Ittefaq.Com. 2008-05-23. Nation.ittefaq.com. 2016-05-11. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181453/http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/05/23/news0422.htm. dead.
  4. Web site: Bangladesh in 2006: Teetering Political Edifice and Democracy . Singh . Supriya . March 2007 . Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies.
  5. Web site: Dec 06 SABangladesh . Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies . https://web.archive.org/web/20070607065048/http://www.ipcs.org/Dec_06_SAbangladesh.pdf . 7 June 2007.
  6. News: Jamaat distorts Islam under govt patronage: Islamic Front . The Daily Star . 2004-04-20 . 2016-05-11.