Islami Oikya Jote
The Islami Oikya Jote is a political party in Bangladesh and allied with the former Four Party Alliance.
History
During the legislative elections of 1 October 2001, the party won 2 out of 300 elected members in an alliance with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. It was led by Mufti Fazlul Huq Amini and Azizul Haq.In 2013, the party called upon its community and supporters to sever ties with atheists and "the enemies of Islam", and to take it out in the streets to foil conspiracies against Islam, specifically calling on the media not to associate this announcement with any other Islamic party whatsoever. A 2015 article in the journal Prothom Alo stated that the party had been inactive in recent years. The spokesperson of the party said most of the party's activity happens over the phone.
In January 2016, Islami Oikya Jote Chairman Abdul Latif Nezami announced to quit the BNP-led 20-party alliance at a press conference. Nezami stated that it was in their organization's interest. But a few hours later, a faction of the Islamist party declared that it would remain with the coalition. In April 2016, the Islami Oikya Jote congratulated the prime minister's decision to lash out the atheist bloggers behind the Ganajagaran Mancha's movement for highest punishment for 1971 war criminals. In July 2016, a faction of the party accused the Jamaat-e-Islami to be behind the recent terrorist attacks in Bangladesh.
In March 2017, the Islami Oikya Jote expressed its desire to see all Islamic parties run independently for the 2019 elections in Bangladesh. In 2017, the party repeatedly warned that all non-Islamic idols must be banned from public places, including the Lady Justice statue in front of the Supreme Court. In July 2017, Islami Oika Jote formed a new alliance of Islamic parties to weigh against the Jamaat-e-Islami.