Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh
Bangladeshi political party From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh (Bengali: জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ) is a Bangladeshi Islamic Party registered with Bangladesh Election Commission.[1] It is the successor to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh was a member of the 20-Party alliance.[2] It was a member of Islami Oikya Jote and which it left in 2008.[3]
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ Party of Islamic Scholars Bangladesh | |
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| President | Zia Uddin |
| Secretary-General | Manzurul Islam Effendi |
| Founder | Maulana Shabbir Ahmed Usmani (founder of JUI) |
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| Preceded by | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
| Student wing | Chhatra Jamiat Bangladesh |
| Youth wing | Jubo Jamiat Bangladesh |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Religion | Islam |
| Seats in Jatiya Sangsad | 0 / 300 |
| Chairmen in Union Councils | 3 / 4,554 |
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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.[4][5] He served as the minister of religious affairs in the cabinet of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad.[6][7]
In 2016, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh organized a protest against Islamic militancy in Dhaka.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
Associate organisations
- Chhatra Jamiat Bangladesh[12]
- Jubo Jamiat Bangladesh[13]
Leaders
See also
References
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