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The Nizam-e-Islam Party, also known as Nizam-e-Islam (Bengali: নেজামে ইসলাম, lit. 'Order of Islam'), is a religious-political party active in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Founded in 1952 in Kishoreganj by Islamic scholars from the then East Bengal, Pakistan, it emerged as an offshoot of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. The party was one of four political parties that formed the United Front alliance, which successfully defeated the Muslim League in the 1954 elections.
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| name            = Nizam-e-Islam Party
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| president        = [[Mawlana M.A.Raquib]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/08/07/chittagong-police-arrest-hifazats-izharul-in-lalkhan-bazar-madrasa-over-suspected-links-with-2014-explosion | title=Chittagong police arrest Hifazat's Izharul in Lalkhan Bazar madrasa over suspected links with 2013 explosion |work=[[bdnews24.com]] |date=2015-08-07}}</ref>
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| founder          = [[Athar Ali Bengali]]
| founded          = 1952 <!--{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}-->
| split            = [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam]]
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| student_wing    = Bangladesh Islami Chatra Samaj
| ideology        = [[Islamism]]
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The '''Nizam-e-Islam Party''', also known as ''Nizam-e-Islam'' ({{lang-bn|নেজামে ইসলাম}}, [[Devanagari]]: ''नेजामे इसलाम'' ), is a religious-political party active in [[Bangladesh]] and [[Pakistan]]. Founded in 1952 in Kishoreganj by Islamic scholars from the then [[East Bengal]], Pakistan, it emerged as an offshoot of the [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam]]. The party was one of four political parties that formed the United Front alliance, which successfully defeated the Muslim League in the 1954 elections.
 
== Bangladesh period (1971-Present) ==
 
Following its independence, the government of Bangladesh banned all religion-based political parties, including the Nizam-e-Islam Party. This ban was lifted in 1978 under President Ziaur Rahman. The Nizam-e-Islam Party was reorganised in 1981, with Siddiq Ahmad appointed as the new president, Manzurul Ahsan as secretary, Ashraf Ali as assistant secretary, and Sarwar Kamal Azizi as publicity and public welfare secretary.
 
Three years later, a central election was conducted, resulting in Abdul Malek Halim becoming president, with Siddiq Ahmad serving as adviser, Ataur Rahman and Sarwar Kamal Azizi as vice presidents, Ashraf Ali as general secretary, and Nurul Haque Arman as organizing secretary. The party subsequently joined the Islami Okiya Jote alliance, which consisted of six political parties.
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
 
== Read also ==
*[[Legal Framework Order, 1970]]

Latest revision as of 13:38, 5 April 2025



Nizam-e-Islam Party
PresidentMawlana M.A.Raquib[1]
FounderAthar Ali Bengali
Founded1952
Split fromJamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Student wingBangladesh Islami Chatra Samaj
IdeologyIslamism

The Nizam-e-Islam Party, also known as Nizam-e-Islam (Bengali: নেজামে ইসলাম, Devanagari: नेजामे इसलाम ), is a religious-political party active in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Founded in 1952 in Kishoreganj by Islamic scholars from the then East Bengal, Pakistan, it emerged as an offshoot of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. The party was one of four political parties that formed the United Front alliance, which successfully defeated the Muslim League in the 1954 elections.

Bangladesh period (1971-Present)[edit]

Following its independence, the government of Bangladesh banned all religion-based political parties, including the Nizam-e-Islam Party. This ban was lifted in 1978 under President Ziaur Rahman. The Nizam-e-Islam Party was reorganised in 1981, with Siddiq Ahmad appointed as the new president, Manzurul Ahsan as secretary, Ashraf Ali as assistant secretary, and Sarwar Kamal Azizi as publicity and public welfare secretary.

Three years later, a central election was conducted, resulting in Abdul Malek Halim becoming president, with Siddiq Ahmad serving as adviser, Ataur Rahman and Sarwar Kamal Azizi as vice presidents, Ashraf Ali as general secretary, and Nurul Haque Arman as organizing secretary. The party subsequently joined the Islami Okiya Jote alliance, which consisted of six political parties.

References[edit]

  1. "Chittagong police arrest Hifazat's Izharul in Lalkhan Bazar madrasa over suspected links with 2013 explosion". bdnews24.com. 7 August 2015.

Read also[edit]