Bangladesh Islami Front
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The Bangladesh Islami Front (Template:Langx) is an Islamist political party in Bangladesh.[1] 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.[2] The party's student wing is Bangladesh Islami Chattra Sena.
History
The party was founded on 21 December 1990.
Alliance
Bangladesh Islami Front entered into the Jatiya Party-led Sammilita Jatiya Jote (United National Alliance) in 2017.[3]
Death of one of its Prominent Presidium Member
On 27 August 2014, Nurul Islam Farooqi, who was a presidium member of Islami Front, was murdered following an invasion of his home.[4] In August, 2014, Islami Chhatra Sena chief Muhammad Nurul Haq Chisty announced at a press meeting that a half-day strike across Bangladesh would be observed, and demanded 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]
Election results
Jatiya Sangsad elections
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | S.U.M Abdus Samad | 202 | 0.00% | Template:Composition bar | New | Increase 68th | Extra-parliamentary |
| Feb 1996 | Boycotted | Template:Composition bar | Steady 0 | — | Extra-parliamentary | ||
| Jun 1996 | 38,974 | 0.09% | Template:Composition bar | Steady 0 | Increase 16th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2001 | 30,761 | 0.06% | Template:Composition bar | Steady 0 | Increase 12th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2008 | 31,785 | 0.05% | Template:Composition bar | Steady 0 | Decrease 20th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2014 | 2,585 | 0.02% | Template:Composition bar | Steady 0 | Increase 11th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2018 | 60,372 | 0.07% | Template:Composition bar | Steady 0 | Decrease 13th | Extra-parliamentary | |
See also
References
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