Khelafat Majlis
About the party
Today's Khelafat Majlis is the faction of the Khelafat Majlis founded in 1989 that stayed in the BNP's alliance in 2005. It won one seat in the 2026 election. It has 1 member in the 13th Parliament.
Khelafat Majlis was launched on 8 December 1989 at a national conference in the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) auditorium in Dhaka; under the leadership of Shaikhul Hadith Azizul Haque, leaders of Ahmad Abdul Quader's Islami Jubo Shibir, a faction of the National Awami Party (NAP) and Tamaddun Majlish joined it. The party took part in the 1990 mass uprising against Ershad.
In 2005 the party split over staying in the BNP-led four-party alliance; in the faction that stayed, Muhammad Ishaq became Ameer and Ahmad Abdul Quader secretary general, and it is this faction that carries on as Khelafat Majlis. The party was registered with the Election Commission in 2008, left the BNP's alliance in 2021 after 22 years in it, and won one seat in the 2026 election as a member of the 11-party electoral alliance.
In the 13th Parliament
The party now holds 1 of the 300 constituency seats. All the party's members and their seats are listed below.
Sources: Bangla Wikipedia, English Wikipedia (party history); Parliament of Bangladesh (current members and offices). Last checked 11 September 2026.
At a glance
- Founded
- 8 December 1989
- Founder
- Shaikhul Hadith Azizul Haque
- Electoral symbol
- Wall clock
- Secretary General
- Ahmad Abdul Quader
Elected from constituencies (1)
Party logo: Wikimedia Commons, Emad.najid, CC BY 4.0