Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan
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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]
Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan বাংলাদেশ খেলাফত আন্দোলন Bangladesh Caliphate Movement | |
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Leader | Ataullah Hafezzi (since 2014) |
Secretary-General | Habibullah Mianji |
Second Amir | Ahmadullah Ashraf (1987–2014) |
Founder | Muhammadullah Hafezzi |
Founded | November 29, 1981; 42 years ago (1981-11-29) |
Headquarters | Kellar Mor, Lalbagh Thana, Dhaka |
Ideology | Islamism Panislamism Islamic fundamentalism Social conservatism Anti-Atlanticism Anti-Zionism Anti-Communism |
Political position | Far-right |
Election symbol | |
Banyan | |
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].