8 Parties (Bangladesh)

Like-minded 8 Parties
Leader	Shafiqur Rahman Syed Rezaul Karim Mamunul Haque Abdul Basit Azad Habibullah Mianji Sorowar Kamal Azizi Anwarul Islam Chan Tasmia Pradhan
Founded	October 2025
Ideology	Majority: Islamism Conservatism (Bangladeshi) Factions: Islamic fundamentalism Pan-Islamism Caliphatism Deobandism Islamic democracy Bangladeshi nationalism
Political position	Centre-right to far-right
Member parties	Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Islami Andolan Bangladesh Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis Khelafat Majlis Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan Nizam-e-Islam Party Bangladesh Development Party Jatiya Ganotantrik Party
House of the Nation	Parliament dissolved
Politics of Bangladesh Political parties Elections

The 8 Parties, also called the Like-minded 8 Parties, are a contemporary grouping or informal coalition of eight right-leaning political parties in Bangladesh. The alliance is led by the Jamaat-e-Islami. The parties are expected to compete in the upcoming general election under an electoral compromise or a coalition. ^{[1] [2]} The parties have campaigned and rallied for various demands including the legal basis of the July Charter, referendum before the election, proportional representation (PR) in the proposed upper house of Jatiya Sangsad, and ensuring a level playing field in the election. ^[3]

Background

Following the July Revolution of 2024, the Jamaat-e-Islami has actively attempted to unite the Islamist parties of the country into a single alliance. ^[4] Although some ideological disputes remained, top leaders of various Islamist parties expressed interest for creating a unified alliance of Islamists. ^{[5] [6]} The Jamaat-e-Islami also announced that it was liberal to provide maximum discount for the cause of alliance. ^[7]

On 21 January 2025, Shafiqur Rahman, the party leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami, visited the durbar of Syed Rezaul Karim, the pir of Charmonai and leader of the Islami Andolan Bangladesh, in Barishal, and expressed optimism for the alliance of Islamists. ^{[8] [9]}

History

Five-point demands movement

On 11 November 2025, eight parties organized a rally in Dhaka demanding five points, ^{[3] [10]} that include— ^[11]

1. Legal basis of the July Charter
2. Holding referendum before the general election
3. Level playing field for a fair election
4. Visibility of the justice for the July massacre
5. Ban on activities of the Jatiya Party and the 14 Parties

The parties thanked chief adviser Muhammad Yunus for issuing the July Charter implementation order, but denounced the decision to hold referendum alongside the general election. ^[12] The parties declared joint programmes serially between 30 November and 6 December in all divisional towns to demand referendum before the election. ^{[13] [14]}

Member parties

Party		Flag	Leader	Ideology	Position	Seats in the parliament
	Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami		Shafiqur Rahman	Islamism Conservatism Reformism Islamic democracy	Centre-right to right-wing	Parliament dissolved
	Islami Andolan Bangladesh		Syed Rezaul Karim	Islamism Islamic fundamentalism Social conservatism Deobandism	Right-wing to far-right
	Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis		Mamunul Haque	Islamism Islamic fundamentalism Pan-Islamism Caliphatism Social conservatism Deobandism	Far-right
	Khelafat Majlis		Abdul Basit Azad	Islamism Islamic fundamentalism Pan-Islamism Caliphatism Social conservatism Deobandism	Far-right
	Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan		Habibullah Mianji	Islamism Islamic fundamentalism Pan-Islamism Caliphatism Social conservatism Deobandism	Far-right
	Nizam-e-Islam Party		Sorowar Kamal Azizi	Islamism Islamic fundamentalism Social conservatism Deobandism	Far-right
	Bangladesh Development Party		Anwarul Islam Chan	Conservatism Islamic democracy	Centre-right
	Jatiya Ganotantrik Party		Tasmia Pradhan	Bangladeshi nationalism Conservatism Islamic democracy	Centre-right to right-wing

See also

• Democratic Reform Alliance
• 20 Party Alliance
• 2026 Bangladeshi general election
• 2026 Bangladeshi constitutional referendum

Citations

1. "জামায়াতে ইসলামীর সাথে জোটে কওমি ঘরানার ৫ দল, শতাধিক আসন ছাড়ের প্রস্তাব". Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
2. Zobayer, Abdullah Al (24 November 2024). "আসন সমঝোতা নিয়ে কৌশলী অবস্থান জামায়াতের". Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
3. "পাঁচ দফা দাবিতে ঢাকায় জামায়াতসহ ৮ দলের সমাবেশ দুপুরে". Dhaka Mail (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
4. "জামায়াতের নেতৃত্বে ঐক্যবদ্ধ হচ্ছে সব ইসলামি দল". Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
5. "জামায়াত ও চরমোনাইসহ ধর্মভিত্তিক দলগুলোর নির্বাচনি জোট কতদূর". BBC Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
6. "ঐক্য গড়তে যোগাযোগ বাড়াচ্ছে ইসলামী দলগুলো". Kalbela (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
7. "ইসলামপন্থিদের ঐক্যের জন্য উদার জামায়াত". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
8. "বরিশালে চরমোনাই পীরের মধ্যাহ্নভোজে জামায়াতের আমির, দূরত্ব ঘোচার আভাস". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
9. "চরমোনাই দরবারে জামায়াতের আমির, বিভেদ ভুলে ঐক্যের আভাস". Samakal (in Bengali). 3 December 2025.
10. "রাজধানীতে ৫ দফা দাবিতে আজ সমাবেশ করছে জামায়াতসহ ৮ দল". dhakatimes24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
11. "জামায়াতের সঙ্গে এক মঞ্চে ৭ দল, পিআরসহ ৫ দাবিতে নতুন কর্মসূচি". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 19 October 2025.
12. "নির্বাচন-গণভোট একই দিনে: প্রত্যাহারের দাবি জামায়াতসহ ৮ দলের". Dhaka Mail (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
13. "জামায়াতসহ সমমনা ৮ দলের নতুন কর্মসূচি ঘোষণা". Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
14. "নির্বাচনের আগে গণভোট বাস্তবায়নে ৮ দলের নতুন কর্মসূচি". Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 December 2025.