Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan বাংলাদেশ খেলাফত আন্দোলন | |
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| Abbreviation | BKA |
| Leader | Habibullah Mianji |
| Secretary-General | Yousuf Sadeq Haqqani |
| Founder | Muhammadullah Hafezzi |
| Founded | November 29, 1981; 44 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 |
| National affiliation | 11 Party Alliance |
| Colors | Yellow-Green |
| House of the Nation | Parliament dissolved |
| Mayors | 0 / 1 [a] |
| Councillors | Post dissolved |
| District councils | Post dissolved |
| Subdistrict councils | Post dissolved |
| Union councils | Post dissolved |
| Municipalities | Post dissolved |
| Election symbol | |
 Banyan Tree | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| khelafatandolon.org | |
Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan (Bengali:বাংলাদেশ খেলাফত আন্দোলন,lit. 'Bangladesh Caliphate Movement') is anIslamist political party in Bangladesh, founded byHafezzi Huzur after the1981 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]
The support of the party is largely confined to conservative sectors ofulema. Theamir of the party is Habibullah Mianji and the general secretary is Yousuf Sadeq Haqqani.[2][citation needed]
The party was established on 29 November 1981 by the Islamic scholarMuhammadullah Hafezzi, following the1981 Bangladeshi presidential election, in which Hafezzi was an independent candidate. His student,Azizul Haque, was appointed as the chief spokesperson of the party. Hafezzi contested in the1986 Bangladeshi presidential election, reaching second place.[2]
After the death of Hafezzi on 7 May 1987, his eldest sonAhmadullah Ashraf became the nextamir of the party. On 22 December 1990, the Andolan joined theIslami Oikya Jote; a political alliance of six Islamic parties founded by Khelafat Majlish leader Azizul Haque.[3] Leading the party for 27 years, Ashraf stepped down asamir on 29 November 2014 and was succeeded by his younger brotherAtaullah Hafezzi.[2]
The programme of Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan includes introduction of the principles of theQur'an andSunnah in the construction of the state, reorientation of the judicial system towardsSharia law, islamization of the educational system, reorganisation ofZakat andwaqfs, etc. The party is staunchly opposed to USoccupation ofIraq andAfghanistan, and has participated in many rallies and protests on the issue[citation needed]. In June 2004, ahead of a visit to Bangladesh byDonald Rumsfeld, the party issued a statement calling him a "perpetrator of genocide in Iraq and Afghanistan, a war criminal, enemy of mankind and Allah".[4]
