Bangladesh Islami Front
Political party in Bangladesh
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The Bangladesh Islami Front (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ফ্রন্ট) is an Islamist 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.
Bangladesh Islami Front বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ফ্রন্ট | |
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| Chairman | M. A. Matin |
| Secretary-General | S. U. M Abdus Samad |
| Founded | 21 December 1990 |
| Headquarters | 205/5 Fakirapool, Al-Bashir Plaza (5th Floor), Kalvart Road, Dhaka-1000[1] |
| Student wing | Bangladesh Islami Chattra Sena |
| Seats in the Jatiya Sangshad | 0 / 300 |
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History
The party was founded on 21 December 1990.[citation needed]
On 27 August 2014, presidium member Nurul Islam Farooqi, was murdered following a home invasion.[4] In August, 2014, Islami Chhatra Sena chief Muhammad Nurul Haq Chisty announced at a press conference that a half-day strike across Bangladesh would be observed, and called for the arrest and trial of Farooqi's killer.[5][6] 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.[7]
The Bangladesh Islami Front entered into the Jatiya Party-led Sammilita Jatiya Jote (United National Alliance) in 2017.[8]
Election results
Jatiya Sangsad elections
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | M. A. Matin | 24,310 | 0.09% | 0 / 300 |
New | 25th | Extra-parliamentary[9] |
| Feb 1996 | Boycotted | 0 / 300 |
 0 |
N/a | Extra-parliamentary[10] | ||
| Jun 1996 | 23,696 | 0.06% | 0 / 300 |
0 |
 16th |
Extra-parliamentary[11] | |
| 2001 | 30,761 | 0.06% | 0 / 300 |
0 |
12th |
Extra-parliamentary[12] | |
| 2008 | 31,785 | 0.05% | 0 / 300 |
0 |
 20th |
Extra-parliamentary[13] | |
| 2014 | 2,585 | 0.02% | 0 / 300 |
0 |
11th |
Extra-parliamentary[14] | |
| 2018 | 60,372 | 0.07% | 0 / 300 |
0 |
16th |
Extra-parliamentary[15] | |
| 2024 | 77,631 | 0.16% | 0 / 300 |
0 |
Extra-parliamentary[16] | ||
| 2026 | 335,011 | 0.45% | 0 / 300 |
0 |
12th | Extra-parliamentary[17][18] | |
