[9] In January 2016, Islami Oikya Jote Chairman Abdul Latif Nezami announced to quit BNP-led 20-party alliance at a press conference.
But after a few hours of the announcement of Islami Oikya Jote's quitting the BNP-led 20-party alliance, a faction of the Islamist party declared that it would remain with the coalition.
[10] In April 2016, the Islami Oikya Jote congratulated the prime minister's decision to lash out the atheist bloggers behind the Ganajagaran Mancha's movement for highest punishment for 1971 war criminals.
[12] In March 2017, the Islami Oikya Jote expressed its desire to see all Islamic parties run independently for the 2019 elections in Bangladesh.
[13] In 2017, the party repeatedly warned that all non-Islamic idols must be banned from public places, including the Lady Justice statue in front of the Supreme Court.