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Islami Andolan Bangladesh
Bangladeshi political organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Islami Andolan Bangladesh (Bengali: ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ, lit. 'Islamic Movement of Bangladesh'), abbreviated as IAB, is a major Islamist political party in Bangladesh.[3] It was founded in 1987 by Fazlul Karim as Islami Shashontantra Andolan (Islamic Constitutional Movement), and took its current name in 2008.[4]
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Islami Andolan Bangladesh ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ | |
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Abbreviation | IAB Islami Andolan |
Leader | Syed Rezaul Karim |
Secretary-General | Yunus Ahmad |
Founder | Fazlul Karim |
Founded | 13 March 1987 (37 years ago) (1987-03-13) |
Headquarters | 55/B Purana Paltan, Dhaka |
Student wing | Islami Chhatra Andolan Bangladesh[1][2] |
Youth wing | Islami Jubo Andolan Bangladesh |
Labour wing | Islami Sramik Andolan Bangladesh |
Ideology | Islamism |
Political position | Right-wing |
Religion | Islam |
International affiliation | Islamic Movement[citation needed] |
Colors | Green (official) Golden (customary) |
Slogan | "Motto of freedom, Islamic constitutionalism" (মুক্তির মূলমন্ত্র, ইসলামী শাসনতন্ত্র) |
Seats in the Jatiya Sangsad | 0 / 350 |
Chairmen in Union Councils | 19 / 4,554 |
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The party maintains distance from both of the dominant parties in Bangladesh, Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party and is going ahead in the vote politics silently. In the recent years, the party has gradually done well in the local government elections. The number of votes of the party has increased also in the national polls.[5]