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The '''Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis''' (also known as '''Khilafat Majlis''') is an [[Islamism|Islamist]] political party in [[Bangladesh]]. |
The '''Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis''' (also known as '''Khilafat Majlis''') is an [[Islamism|Islamist]] political party in [[Bangladesh]]. |
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==Activities== |
==Activities== |
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The Khilafat Majlis seeks the establishment of an [[Islamic state]], modelled on the [[Caliphate]], a multi-national religious [[supranational]] state.<ref name=" |
The Khilafat Majlis seeks the establishment of an [[Islamic state]], modelled on the [[Caliphate]], a multi-national religious [[supranational]] state.<ref name="Schmidle2010">{{cite book |author=Nicholas Schmidle |date=2010 |title=To Live Or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan |publisher=Macmillan |pages=100–117 |isbn=978-0-8050-9149-6}}</ref> The party seeks the full enforcement of the Sha'riah. In conjunction with other Islamist parties Khilafat Majlis held street protests in the capital [[Dhaka]] condemning [[Israel]] for its role in the [[2006 Lebanon War]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Protests in city against Israeli attacks |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2006/aug/12/nat.html |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025063449/http://www.newagebd.com/2006/aug/12/nat.html |archive-date=2008-10-25 |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref> In February 2010, police in [[Khulna]] [[baton charge|baton-charged]] Khilafat Majlis activists who were holding street protests, and arrested five. Khilafat Majlis activists were reportedly protesting the arrest of a central party leader [[Maulana Shakhawat]], who had been arrested by the government.<ref>{{cite news |title=Police batoncharge Khelafat Majlish protesters in Khulna, 5 held |url=http://nation.ittefaq.com:80/issues/2010/02/20/news0342.htm |publisher=The New Nation |date=2010-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225103745/http://nation.ittefaq.com:80/issues/2010/02/20/news0342.htm |archive-date=2010-02-25 |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref> |
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==Pact with Awami League== |
==Pact with Awami League== |
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On January 22, 2006 [[Sheikh Hasina Wajed]], the president of the reputedly [[secular]] [[Bangladesh Awami League]] and the current [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]], signed a controversial [[memorandum of understanding]] with Khelafat Majlish to form a political alliance for the then scheduled 2006 general election.<ref name=" |
On January 22, 2006 [[Sheikh Hasina Wajed]], the president of the reputedly [[secular]] [[Bangladesh Awami League]] and the current [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]], signed a controversial [[memorandum of understanding]] with Khelafat Majlish to form a political alliance for the then scheduled 2006 general election.<ref name="Schmidle2010"/><ref name="C">{{cite news |last=Ruhin |first=Ofiul Hasnat |date=2007-06-24 |title=Hasina, Amu trade blames |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2007/jun/24/front.html#3 |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410121924/http://www.newagebd.com/2007/jun/24/front.html |archive-date=2008-04-10 |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref><ref name="D">{{cite news |title=Hasina warns of plot against AL |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2007/jun/24/front.html#e |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |date=2007-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410121924/http://www.newagebd.com/2007/jun/24/front.html |archive-date=2008-04-10 |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref> The terms of the pact were reportedly to be designed to give the Awami League, one of the two main political parties in Bangladesh, a share in the vote bank of religious Muslim voters, who formed an important bloc of voters in Muslim-majority Bangladesh.<ref name="Schmidle2010"/> In turn, an Awami League-led government would enact the Majlish agenda of declaring the [[Ahmadiyya]] community as non-Muslim, passing a [[blasphemy law]] (outlawing expressions of criticism of Islam) and make [[fatwa]]s (decrees from Muslim clerics) legally binding.<ref name="Schmidle2010"/> However, Sheikh Hasina later claimed that the Khelafat had approached her about forming an alliance, and had promised to support a secular policy.<ref name="C"/><ref name="D"/> |
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The pact was severely criticized within Bangladesh and by various leaders of the Awami League, including [[presidium]] member [[Amir Hossain Amu]], who criticized Sheikh Hasina for signing the pact without discussing it with other party leaders.<ref name="C"/><ref name="D"/> By 2007, the pact had been scrapped after Sheikh Hasina returned to Bangladesh from the exile imposed by the [[Caretaker government of Bangladesh|interim government]] (2006–2008).<ref name="C"/><ref name="D"/> Defending her actions, Sheikh Hasina said that the pact was signed for a "certain period" to resist the "communal-fundamentalist forces" led by the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh.<ref name="C"/><ref name="D"/> Hasina claimed she was authorised by party leaders to make any decisions to ensure election victory for the Awami League.<ref name="C"/><ref name="D"/> |
The pact was severely criticized within Bangladesh and by various leaders of the Awami League, including [[presidium]] member [[Amir Hossain Amu]], who criticized Sheikh Hasina for signing the pact without discussing it with other party leaders.<ref name="C"/><ref name="D"/> By 2007, the pact had been scrapped after Sheikh Hasina returned to Bangladesh from the exile imposed by the [[Caretaker government of Bangladesh|interim government]] (2006–2008).<ref name="C"/><ref name="D"/> Defending her actions, Sheikh Hasina said that the pact was signed for a "certain period" to resist the "communal-fundamentalist forces" led by the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh.<ref name="C"/><ref name="D"/> Hasina claimed she was authorised by party leaders to make any decisions to ensure election victory for the Awami League.<ref name="C"/><ref name="D"/> |
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Founded | 1989 |
Ideology | Islamism |
The Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis (also known as Khilafat Majlis) is an Islamist political party in Bangladesh.
Activities
The Khilafat Majlis seeks the establishment of an Islamic state, modelled on the Caliphate, a multi-national religious supranational state.[1] The party seeks the full enforcement of the Sha'riah. In conjunction with other Islamist parties Khilafat Majlis held street protests in the capital Dhaka condemning Israel for its role in the 2006 Lebanon War.[2] In February 2010, police in Khulna baton-charged Khilafat Majlis activists who were holding street protests, and arrested five. Khilafat Majlis activists were reportedly protesting the arrest of a central party leader Maulana Shakhawat, who had been arrested by the government.[3]
Pact with Awami League
On January 22, 2006 Sheikh Hasina Wajed, the president of the reputedly secular Bangladesh Awami League and the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh, signed a controversial memorandum of understanding with Khelafat Majlish to form a political alliance for the then scheduled 2006 general election.[1][4][5] The terms of the pact were reportedly to be designed to give the Awami League, one of the two main political parties in Bangladesh, a share in the vote bank of religious Muslim voters, who formed an important bloc of voters in Muslim-majority Bangladesh.[1] In turn, an Awami League-led government would enact the Majlish agenda of declaring the Ahmadiyya community as non-Muslim, passing a blasphemy law (outlawing expressions of criticism of Islam) and make fatwas (decrees from Muslim clerics) legally binding.[1] However, Sheikh Hasina later claimed that the Khelafat had approached her about forming an alliance, and had promised to support a secular policy.[4][5]
The pact was severely criticized within Bangladesh and by various leaders of the Awami League, including presidium member Amir Hossain Amu, who criticized Sheikh Hasina for signing the pact without discussing it with other party leaders.[4][5] By 2007, the pact had been scrapped after Sheikh Hasina returned to Bangladesh from the exile imposed by the interim government (2006–2008).[4][5] Defending her actions, Sheikh Hasina said that the pact was signed for a "certain period" to resist the "communal-fundamentalist forces" led by the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh.[4][5] Hasina claimed she was authorised by party leaders to make any decisions to ensure election victory for the Awami League.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c d Nicholas Schmidle (2010). To Live Or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan. Macmillan. pp. 100–117. ISBN 978-0-8050-9149-6.
- ^ "Protests in city against Israeli attacks". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "Police batoncharge Khelafat Majlish protesters in Khulna, 5 held". The New Nation. 2010-02-20. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ a b c d e f Ruhin, Ofiul Hasnat (2007-06-24). "Hasina, Amu trade blames". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ a b c d e f "Hasina warns of plot against AL". New Age. Dhaka. 2007-06-24. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2010-08-27.