Islamist parties close to forming united front: IAB amir

Islami Andolan Bangladesh Amir Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim has said Islamist political parties are on the verge of uniting ahead of the next national parliamentary elections. He described the move as an alliance of patriots and humanitarians coming together under one platform. Speaking at a press conference at the party’s central office on Monday (September 15), where he announced a programme of simultaneous movement, Rezaul Karim said, “After August 5, we declared that Islamic parties would join forces. We have been working towards it and, Alhamdulillah, it is now very close. Such an environment has been created by the grace of Allah.” He stressed that the planned simultaneous movement is not targeted at any single party but is aimed...