In the recently held 13th National Parliamentary Election of Bangladesh, Islami Andolan Bangladesh failed to achieve the expected success despite extensive campaigning. The party fielded candidates in 253 constituencies but managed to win only one seat. Among the notable defeats were the three brothers of the party’s Amir and Charmonai Pir, Syed Rezaul Karim, who contested from different constituencies but all lost.

Senior Nayeb-e-Amir Syed Faizul Karim contested in Barishal-5 and Barishal-6, finishing second and third respectively. In Barishal-5, he received 93,528 votes, while BNP-supported candidate Mojibur Rahman Sarwar won with 131,431 votes. In Barishal-6, BNP’s Abul Hossain Khan secured victory with 81,087 votes, while Faizul Karim got 28,823. Another brother, Syed Ishaq Muhammad Abul Khayer, contested Barishal-4 and received 36,753 votes, losing to BNP’s Rajib Ahsan, who gained 128,322 votes.

In Dhaka-4, Maulana Syed Mosaddeq Billah, another brother and a presidium member of Islami Andolan, received only 6,518 votes, resulting in forfeiture of his security deposit. Jamaat’s Syed Zainul Abedin won the seat with 77,367 votes.