Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh
{{short description|Bangladeshi political party}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh
| native_name = জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ
Party of Islamic Scholars Bangladesh
| country = Bangladesh
| secretary_general = Manzurul Islam Effendi
| founded = {{ubl|1945 (original)|1972 (current)}}
| predecessor = Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
| logo = Logo of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh.jpeg
| colorcode = {{party color|Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh}}
| president = Zia Uddin
| ideology = {{ubl|Islamism|Islamic fundamentalism|Religious nationalism}}
| position = Far-right
| religion = Islam
| seats1_title = Seats in Jatiya Sangsad
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|300|{{party color|Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh}}}}
| seats2_title = Chairmen in Union Councils
| seats2 = {{composition bar|3|4554|{{party color|Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh}}|width=80%}}
| headquarters = Dhaka
| student_wing = Chhatra Jamiat Bangladesh
| youth_wing = Jubo Jamiat Bangladesh
| flag = Flag of the Jamiat Ulema-e Islam.svg
| founder = Maulana Shabbir Ahmed Usmani (founder of JUI)
}}
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh ({{langx|bn|জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ}}) is a Bangladeshi Islamic Party registered with Bangladesh Election Commission.{{cite news |title=Islamic parties calculate ahead of polls |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/Islamic-parties-calculate-ahead-of-polls |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=Prothom Alo |language=en}} It is the successor to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh was a member of the 20-Party alliance.{{cite news |last1=Mahmud |first1=Sumon |title=Bangladesh Islamist groups plan new alliances for next election |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2017/04/28/bangladesh-islamist-groups-plan-new-alliances-for-next-election |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=bdnews24.com}} It was a member of Islami Oikya Jote and which it left in 2008.{{cite news |title=A united front for a divided lot |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/a-united-front-for-a-divided-lot |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=The Daily Star |date=17 June 2013 |language=en}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf |title=List of 3rd Parliament Members |author= |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=3 November 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/4th.pdf |title=List of 4th Parliament Members |author= |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |access-date=3 November 2019}} He served as the minister of religious affairs in the cabinet of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad.{{cite news |title=Mufti Wakkas gets 6-month bail |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/politics/article/16197/Mufti-Wakkas-gets-6-month-bail |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=banglanews24.com |date=17 February 2014 |language=en}}{{cite news |date=17 February 2014 |title=Mufti Wakkas granted bail |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2014/02/17/mufti-wakkas-granted-bail |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=Dhaka Tribune}}
In 2016, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh organized a protest against Islamic militancy in Dhaka.{{cite news |title=Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh protests |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/153114/Jamiat-UlemaeIslam-Bangladesh-protests--/2016-07-23 |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=Daily Sun (Bangladesh) |language=en}}
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.{{cite news |date=3 August 2017 |title=Hefazat takes the Tea Party route |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2017/08/03/hefazat-makes-tea-party-move/ |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=Dhaka Tribune}}
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.{{cite news |title=Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam slams India's seeking Bangladeshi land |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/80526/jamiat-ulema-e-islam-slams-indias-seeking-bangladeshi-land |accessdate=26 June 2020 |work=New Age (Bangladesh) |language=en}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Sakib |first1=SM Najmus |date=28 February 2020 |title=Bangladeshi govt urged to withdraw Modi invitation |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/bangladeshi-govt-urged-to-withdraw-modi-invitation/1748870 |accessdate=26 June 2020 |publisher=Anadolu Agency}}
Associate organisations
- Chhatra Jamiat Bangladesh{{Citation |script-title=bn:ছাত্র জমিয়ত বাংলাদেশ পরিচিতি |url=https://archive.org/details/ChhatraJamiat |access-date=2024-11-20}}
- Jubo Jamiat Bangladesh{{Citation |last=Jubo Jamiat |script-title=bn:যুব জমিয়ত বাংলাদেশ পরিচিতি |url=https://archive.org/details/JuboJamiat |access-date=2024-11-20}}
Leaders
See also
References
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Category:Islamic political parties in Bangladesh
Category:Far-right politics in Bangladesh
Category:Political parties in Bangladesh
Category:Political parties with year of establishment missing
Category:Deobandi organisations
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