[2] During the 2008 Bangladeshi general elections, the federation had 45 candidates across the country but was unable to gain any seats.

[3] Following the 2014 Bangladeshi general elections however, the federation managed to gain two parliamentary seats; with Bashar in Chittagong-2 and the party's erstwhile secretary-general M. A. Awal in Lakshmipur-1.

[9] On 17 April 2018, Bashar replaced Awal with Syed Rezaul Haq Chandpuri as secretary-general.

[10] The party sought 30 seats to contest the 2018 Bangladeshi general election under the Grand Alliance.

[11] In reaction to the July 2016 Dhaka attack, Bashar claimed that the Qawmi Madrasah system was to blame for the emergence of Terrorism in Bangladesh.