en Zaker Party

Zaker Party

জাকের পার্টি
Zaker Party জাকের পার্টি
Chairperson	Ameer Faisal Mujaddedi
Secretary-General	Shamim Haydar
Founder	Hasmat Ullah
Founded	14 October 1989; 35 years ago
Student wing	Zaker Party Chattra Front; Zaker Party Chattri Front
Youth wing	Zaker Party Jubo Front; Zaker Party Kishore Front
Women's wing	Zaker Party Mahila Front; Zaker Party Jubo Mahila Front
Labour wing	Zaker Party Labour Front
Volunteer wing	Zaker Party Swecchaswebak Front; Zaker Party Youth Volunteer Front
Clergy wing	Zaker Party Ulama Front; Zaker Party Jubo Ulama Front; Zaker Party Talaba Front
Non-Muslim & loyalist wing	Zaker Party Hindu Front; Zaker Party Christian Front; Zaker Party Bhakta Front
Ideology	Sufism
Political position	Centre
Religion	Islam
Election symbol
	Rose
Party flag
Website
	zakerpartybd.com
	Politics of Bangladesh; Political parties; Elections;

Zaker Party (Bengali: জাকের পার্টি) is a Sufi political party in Bangladesh. The party advocates for policies aligning with Sufism. It also advocates for the use of blockchain technology and e-voting for elections, which it believes can ensure a free and fair election.^[2]

History

The Zaker Party was officially established on 1989. Before this, on 10 September 1987, the organization was started with the name, "Zaker." The then Piir Hasmat Ullah of Atarshi led and unveiled the formation of this party on 14 October 1989.^{[citation needed]}

Current National Standing Committee

Mostofa Amir Faisal
Sayem Amir Faisal
Shamim Haydar
Shariful Islam
Masum Billah
Robiul Islam Robi

Ideology

The Zaker Party has called for the use for blockchain technology and e-voting as a means of ensuring free and fair elections.

The party has also strongly emphasized on "law and order" and modernizing law enforcement agencies. It also calls for the introduction of a National Health Insurance scheme, abolishing capital punishment, improving third gender rights, ensuring all political parties get representation in parliament, introduction of referendums in important issues, allowing start-ups to run tax-free for the first three years, ensuring free portable water to all citizens and more.^[3]

Election history

The following table shows the election history of the Zaker Party.^[4]

Election	Leader	Votes	%	+/-
1991	Mostafa Amir Faisal	417,737	1.22
1996 Feb		Boycotted		1.22
1996 Jun		167,597	0.40	0.40
2001		1,181	0.00	0.40
2008		134,933	0.19	0.19
2014		Boycotted		0.19
2018		109,440	0.13	0.13
2024