Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan

Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan
বাংলাদেশ খেলাফত আন্দোলন
Bangladesh Caliphate Movement
LeaderAtaullah Hafezzi (since 2014)
Secretary-GeneralHabibullah Mianji
Second AmirAhmadullah Ashraf (1987–2014)
FounderMuhammadullah Hafezzi
FoundedNovember 29, 1981 (1981-11-29)
HeadquartersKellar Mor, Lalbagh Thana, Dhaka
IdeologyIslamism
Panislamism
Islamic fundamentalism
Social conservatism
Anti-Atlanticism
Anti-Zionism
Anti-Communism
Political positionFar-right
Election symbol
Banyan

Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ খেলাফত আন্দোলন, lit.'Bangladesh Caliphate Movement') is an Islamist political party in Bangladesh, founded by Hafezzi Huzur after the 1981 Bangladeshi presidential election.[1] Hafezzi Huzur had been a presidential candidate in 1981.[1] He came third, scoring 387,215 votes (1.79%).[1] His candidacy was supported by the Islamic Republican Party and Bangladesh Justice Party.[1]

The support of the party is largely confined to conservative sectors of ulema. The amir of the party is Ataullah Hafezzi and the general secretary is Habibullah Mianji.[2] The central international affairs secretary of the party is Kazi Azizul Huq[citation needed]. In the 2001 parliamentary elections the party ran 30 candidates, out of whom no-one got elected[citation needed].

  1. ^ a b c d Ahamed, Emajuddin; D. R. J. A. Nazneen (August 1990). "Islam in Bangladesh: Revivalism or Power Politics?". Asian Survey. 30 (8): 802. doi:10.2307/2644499. JSTOR 2644499.
  2. ^ বাংলাদেশ খেলাফত আন্দোলন. Onushilon (in Bengali).

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