Islamic Front Bangladesh
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AbbreviationIFB
PresidentAllama Sayed Mohammad Bahadur Shah Mujaddedi
Secretary-GeneralAbul Bashar Mohammad Zainul Abedin (Zubair)
Founded21 December 1990
Islamic Front Bangladesh ইসলামিক ফ্রন্ট বাংলাদেশ | |
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Party logo | |
| Abbreviation | IFB |
| President | Allama Sayed Mohammad Bahadur Shah Mujaddedi |
| Secretary-General | Abul Bashar Mohammad Zainul Abedin (Zubair) |
| Founded | 21 December 1990 |
| Registered | 16 November 2008 |
| 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 |
| National affiliation | Greater Sunni Alliance |
| 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 | |
| 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.
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 Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Sena.
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 | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2014 | Boycotted | 0 / 300 |
N/a | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| 2018 | 31,468 | 0.04% | 0 / 300 |
Extra-parliamentary | |||
| 2024 | 18,488 | 0.05% | 0 / 300 |
Extra-parliamentary | |||