Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ Party of Islamic Scholars Bangladesh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| President | Zia Uddin |
| Secretary-General | Manzurul Islam Effendi |
| Founder | Maulana Shabbir Ahmed Usmani (founder of JUI) |
| Founded | 1945 (original) 1972 (current) |
| Preceded by | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
| Student wing | Chhatra Jamiat Bangladesh |
| Ideology | Islamism Islamic fundamentalism Religious nationalism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Religion | Deobandi |
| Seats in Jatiya Sangsad | 0 / 300 |
| Chairmen in Union Councils | 3 / 4,554 |
| Party flag | |
 | |
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 Islamist 20-Party alliance.[2] It was a member of Islami Oikya Jote and which it left in 2008.[3]
- ^ "Islamic parties calculate ahead of polls". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Mahmud, Sumon. "Bangladesh Islamist groups plan new alliances for next election". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "A united front for a divided lot". The Daily Star. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2020.