Bangladesh Tarikat Federation
Bangladesh Tarikat Federation বাংলাদেশ তরিকত ফেডারেশন | |
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| Abbreviation | BTF |
| President | Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary |
| General Secretary | Syed Rezaul Haque Chandpuri |
| Founder | Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Split from | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
| Ideology | Sufism[1] (Maizbhandaria) Conservatism (Bangladeshi) |
| Religion | Islam |
| National affiliation | Grand Alliance |
| Seats in the Jatiya Sangsad | Parliament dissolved |
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The Bangladesh Tarikat Federation (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ তরিকত ফেডারেশন; abbreviated as BTF) is a Sufi political party in Bangladesh founded by Syed Najibul Bashar of the Maizbhandaria tariqah and some Pir-Mashaikh of Bangladesh.
Formation
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The Bangladesh Tarikat Federation was founded in 2005 following Syed Najibul Bashar's resignation from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, as the party had allied with the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh which Bashar accuses of supporting terrorists.[2]
Elections
[edit]During the 2008 Bangladeshi general elections, the federation had 45 candidates across the country but was unable to gain any seats.[3]
Following the 2014 Bangladeshi general elections however, the federation managed to gain two parliamentary seats; with Bashar in Chittagong-2 and the party's erstwhile secretary-general M. A. Awal in Lakshmipur-1.[4][5][6][7][8] In 2017, Awal attempted to form a coalition of Islamic parties which would include the Islami Oikya Jote along with the Khilafat Andolan, Faraizi Andolan and the Imam-Ulama Parishad. However, this attempt was opposed by Bashar, the chairman of the federation.[9] On 17 April 2018, Bashar replaced Awal with Syed Rezaul Haq Chandpuri as secretary-general.[10]
The party sought 30 seats to contest the 2018 Bangladeshi general election under the Grand Alliance. The party managed to only keep the Chittagong-2 constituency, which is also the headquarters of the Maizbhandaria order.[11]
Views
[edit]In reaction to the July 2016 Dhaka attack, Bashar claimed that the Qawmi Madrasah system was to blame for the emergence of Terrorism in Bangladesh.[12]
Election results
[edit]Jatiya Sangsad elections
[edit]| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary | 19,905 | 0.03% | 0 / 300
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New |  24th
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Extra-parliamentary |
| 2014 | 177,449 | 1.04% | 2 / 300
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2
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5th
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Coalition government | |
| 2018 | 429,955 | 0.51% | 1 / 300
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 1
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8th
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Coalition government |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "South Asia Monitor India's Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met officials of the Bangladesh Tariqat Federation, a Sufi political party". South Asia Monitor.
- ^ "Refugee Review Tribunal Australia" (PDF). RRT Research Response. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Nomination submission List". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary". Amar MP. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "MPO is a bad system: Muhith". New Age. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Constituency 274". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Rana Dasgupta denies seeking Modi's help". The Daily Star. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "AL to wait for BNP's decision". The Daily Star. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Tariqat Federation to float new Islamic alliance". Dhaka Tribune. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Tariqat Federation removes its Secretary General MA Awal". Dhaka Tribune. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "AL still undecided on seat sharing". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ কওমি মাদ্রাসার হাত ধরেই দেশে জঙ্গি সংগঠনের গোড়াপত্তন. Janakantha (in Bengali). 12 December 2018.
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