Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh (Bengali: হেফাজতে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ) is a far-right conservative-islamic advocacy group consisted mostly of hard-line religious teachers and students. The group is mainly based on qawmi madrasas in Bangladesh. In 2013, they submitted a 13-point charter to the Government of Bangladesh, which included the demand for the enactment of a blasphemy law.
The logo of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh | |
| Predecessor | Shah Ahmad Shafi |
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| Formation | January 2010 |
| Type | Islamist advocacy group |
| Headquarters | Al-Jamiatul Islamiah Azizul Uloom Babunagar |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
| Muhibbullah Babunagari | |
Secretary General | Sajidur Rahman |
Key people | Shah Ahmad Shafi Junaid Babunagari,Muhibbullah Babunagari Mamunul Haque |
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