Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh explained

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh
Native Name:জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ
Party of Islamic Scholars Bangladesh
Country:Bangladesh
Founded:1945 (original)
1972 (current)
Predecessor:Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Ideology:
Position:far-right
Religion:Sunni Islam, Deobandi
Seats1 Title:Seats in Jatiya Sangsad
Seats2 Title:Chairmen in Union Councils
Headquarters:Dhaka
Student Wing:Chhatra Jamiat Bangladesh
Flag:Flag of the Jamiat Ulema-e Islam.svg
Founder:Maulana Shabbir Ahmed Usmani (founder of JUI)
Leader1 Title:President
Leader1 Name:Zia Uddin
Leader2 Title:Secretary General
Leader2 Name:Manzurul Islam Effendi

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh (Bengali: জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ) is a Bangladeshi Islamist Party registered with Bangladesh Election Commission.[1] Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh was a member of the Islamist 20-Party alliance.[2] It was a member of Islami Oikya Jote and which it left in 2008.[3]

History

Muhammad Wakkas, Secretary General of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, was elected to parliament in 1986 and 1988 from Jessore-5 as a candidate of Jatiya Party.[4] [5] He served as the Minister of Religious Affairs in the Cabinet of President Hussain Mohammad Ershad.[6] [7]

In 2016, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh organized a protest against Islamic militancy in Dhaka.[8]

In 2017, Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh sought nominations from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh, and other Islamist parities, to contest the upcoming General Election in 2018.[9]

Nur Hossain Kasemi, Secretary General of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh criticised the government of India seeking Bangladeshi land to build an airport in Agartala, Tripura in August 2019.[10]

In 2020, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh campaigned to cancel the invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Bangladesh by the Government of Bangladesh.[11]

Leaders

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Islamic parties calculate ahead of polls . 26 June 2020 . Prothomalo . en.
  2. News: Mahmud . Sumon . Bangladesh Islamist groups plan new alliances for next election . 26 June 2020 . bdnews24.com.
  3. News: A united front for a divided lot . 26 June 2020 . The Daily Star . 17 June 2013 . en.
  4. Web site: List of 3rd Parliament Members . . Bangladesh Parliament . bn . 3 November 2019.
  5. Web site: List of 4th Parliament Members . . Bangladesh Parliament . bn . 3 November 2019.
  6. News: Mufti Wakkas gets 6-month bail . 26 June 2020 . . 17 February 2014 . en.
  7. News: Mufti Wakkas granted bail . 26 June 2020 . Dhaka Tribune . 17 February 2014.
  8. News: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh protests . 26 June 2020 . Daily Sun . en.
  9. News: Hefazat takes the Tea Party route . 26 June 2020 . Dhaka Tribune . 3 August 2017.
  10. News: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam slams India's seeking Bangladeshi land . 26 June 2020 . New Age . en.
  11. News: Sakib . SM Najmus . Bangladeshi govt urged to withdraw Modi invitation . 26 June 2020 . Anadolu Agency . 28 February 2020.