Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Bangladesh Nationalist Party বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BNP |
| Chairperson | Begum Khaleda Zia Tarique Rahman (Acting Chairperson)[1] |
| General Secretary | Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir |
| Spokesperson | Ruhul Kabir Rizvi |
| Senior Vice-Chairman | Tarique Rahman |
| Vice-Chairman | Hafizuddin Ahmed |
| Founder | Ziaur Rahman |
| Founded | 1 September 1978 |
| Preceded by | Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal |
| Headquarters | 28/1 Naya Paltan, Dhaka |
| Newspaper | The Daily Dinkal |
| Student wing | Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal |
| Youth wing | Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal |
| Women's wing | Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal |
| Farmer wing | Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Krishak Dal |
| Trade union wing | Bangladesh Jatyatabadi Sramik Dal |
| Volunteer wing | Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sechchasebak Dal[2] |
| Cleric wing | Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Olama Dal[3] |
| Ideology | Big tent Bangladeshi nationalism Conservatism (Bangladeshi) Economic liberalism[4] Indoscepticism[4] |
| Political position | Centre-right[5] to right wing[6] |
| National affiliation | Bangladesh Nationalist Front (1979) 7 Party Alliance (1991–1999) Jatiya Oikya Front (2018–2019) 20 Party Alliance (1999–2022) 12 Party Alliance (2022–present)[7] |
| International affiliation | Asia Pacific Democrat Union[8][9] |
| Colors | Red Green Blue (customary) [8][9][10] |
| Slogan | Bangladesh Zindabad |
| Anthem | "Bangladesh First" (Prothom Bangladesh) |
| Seats in Jatiya Sangsad | 0 / 350 |
| Mayors in City Corporations | 0 / 12 |
| Councillor in City Corporations | 23 / 638 |
| Election symbol | |
 Sheaf of Paddy | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| bnpbd.org | |
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is a major political party in Bangladesh, founded in 1978 by Ziaur Rahman. After Rahman's assassination in 1981, Khaleda Zia led the party until her imprisonment in 2018. Currently, Tarique Rahman, their son, serves the party as acting chairperson from London.
References
- ↑ "Bangladesh opposition names Zia's son acting head". Pakistan Today. 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ "Bangladesh: Political parties and affiliation" (PDF). gov.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ↑ "Bangladesh: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), including its structure, leaders, membership and membership documents, factions, associated organizations and activities; treatment of members and supporters by authorities". 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wohab, Abdul (2021). ""Secularism" or "no-secularism"? A complex case of Bangladesh". Cogent Social Sciences. 7. doi:10.1080/23311886.2021.1928979. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ↑ Rahman, Tahmina (6 September 2022). "From Revolutionaries to Visionless Parties: Leftist Politics in Bangladesh". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
The center-right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)…
- ↑ Hossain, Farid (15 June 2023). "Why US Congressmen's letter has come as a shock for minority community leaders in Bangladesh". India Today. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
When right-wing Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its Islamist ally, Jamaat-e-Islami, won the general election in 2001, the minority Hindus bore the brunt of the celebration.
- ↑ প্রতিনিধি, বিশেষ. "২০ দল ভেঙে দুটি জোট, লক্ষ্য যুগপৎ আন্দোলন". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Why BNP's tirade against PM Hasina's India visit sounds hollow". The Daily Star: Bangladesh's Islamist opposition too seems to be on an overdrive to belittle Hasina whenever she is on a visit to India. But these high-pitch allegations ring hollow. 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Political Parties in Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ Riaz, Ali (2003). ""God Willing": The Politics and Ideology of Islamism in Bangladesh". Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. 23 (1–2): 301–320. doi:10.1215/1089201X-23-1-2-301.
