Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh
Bangladeshi political party
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh (Bengali: জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ) is a Bangladeshi Islamic Party registered with Bangladesh Election Commission.[2] It is the successor to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh was a member of the 20-Party alliance.[3] It was a member of Islami Oikya Jote and which it left in 2008.[4]
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ Party of Islamic Scholars Bangladesh | |
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| Abbreviation | JUI |
| President | Ubaydullah Faruk |
| Secretary-General | Monjurul Islam Afendi |
| Founder | Shabbir Ahmad Usmani (founder of JUI) |
| Founded |
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| Preceded by | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam |
| Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Student wing | Chhatra Jamiat Bangladesh |
| Youth wing | Jubo Jamiat Bangladesh |
| Ideology | [citation needed] |
| Political position | Far-right[1][needs update] |
| Religion | Islam |
| Colors | Green |
| House of the Nation | 0 / 350 |
| Mayors | 0 / 13 [a] |
| Councillors | Post dissolved |
| District councils | Post dissolved |
| Subdistrict councils | Post dissolved |
| Union councils | Post dissolved |
| Municipalities | Post dissolved |
| Election symbol | |
Palm Tree | |
| Party flag | |
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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.[5][6] He served as the minister of religious affairs in the cabinet of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad.[7][8]
In 2016, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh organized a protest against Islamic militancy in Dhaka.[9]
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.[10]
Nur Hossain Kasemi, secretary general of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh criticised the government of India for seeking Bangladeshi land to build an airport in Agartala, Tripura in August 2019.[11]
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.[12]
Associate organisations
- Chhatra Jamiat Bangladesh[13]
- Jubo Jamiat Bangladesh[14]
Leaders
See also
Notes
- Except Chattogram, mayoral post has been dissolved in all other city corporations of the country
