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Islamic Front Bangladesh ইসলামিক ফ্রন্ট বাংলাদেশ | |
|---|---|
 Party logo | |
| Abbreviation | IFB |
| President | Allama Sayed Mohammad Bahadur Shah Mujaddedi |
| Secretary-General | Abul Bashar Mohammad Zainul Abedin (Zubair) |
| Founded | 21 December 1990 (21 December 1990) |
| Registered | 16 November 2008 (2008-11-16) |
| Headquarters | Kabbokash Super Market, 10/5, Plot-3/D, Kawran Bazar, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1215[1] |
| Student wing | Islami Chattrasena |
| Youth wing | Islamic Jubafront 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" |
| House of the Nation | Parliament dissolved |
| Mayors | 0 / 1 [a] |
| Councillors | Post dissolved |
| District councils | Post dissolved |
| Subdistrict councils | Post dissolved |
| Union councils | Post dissolved |
| Municipalities | Post dissolved |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| http://islamicfrontbd.com/ | |
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.[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
Jatiya Sangsad elections
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Abul Bashar Mohammad Zainul Abedin | 1,020 | 0.00% | 0 / 300
|
New |  36th
|
Extra-parliamentary |
| 2014 | Boycotted | 0 / 300
|
 0
|
N/a | Extra-parliamentary | ||
| 2018 | 31,468 | 0.04% | 0 / 300
|
0
|
16th
|
Extra-parliamentary | |
See also
Notes
- ^ Except Chattogram, mayoral post has been dissolved in all other city corporations of the country
References
- ^ 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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