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Bangladesh Nationalist Party

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Bangladesh Nationalist Party
বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল
AbbreviationBNP
ChairpersonBegum Khaleda Zia
Tarique Rahman (Acting Chairperson)[1]
General SecretaryMirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
SpokespersonRuhul Kabir Rizvi
Senior Vice-ChairmanTarique Rahman
Vice-ChairmanHafizuddin Ahmed
FounderZiaur Rahman
Founded1 September 1978 (46 years ago) (1978-09-01)
Preceded byJatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal
Headquarters28/1 Naya Paltan, Dhaka
NewspaperThe Daily Dinkal
Student wingBangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal
Youth wingBangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal
Women's wingBangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal
Farmer wingBangladesh Jatiotabadi Krishak Dal
Trade union wingBangladesh Jatyatabadi Sramik Dal
Volunteer wingBangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sechchasebak Dal[2]
Cleric wingBangladesh Jatiyatabadi Olama Dal[3]
IdeologyBig tent
Bangladeshi nationalism
Liberalism[4][5][6][7]
Economic liberalism[8]
Indoscepticism[8]
Political positionCenter
National affiliationBangladesh Nationalist Front (1979)
7 Party Alliance (1991–1999)
Jatiya Oikya Front (2018–2019)
20 Party Alliance (1999–2022)
12 Party Alliance (2022–present)[9]
International affiliationAsia Pacific Democrat Union[10][11]
Colors  Red
  Green
  Blue (customary) [10][11][12]
SloganBangladesh 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
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

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  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh: Political parties and affiliation" (PDF). gov.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "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. ↑ Mallick, Maruf (January 19, 2025). "জিয়াউর রহমানের যে নীতির কারণে বিএনপি টিকে গেল". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ Mallick, Maruf (February 21, 2025). "বিএনপির পররাষ্ট্রনীতি যেভাবে বদলে যাচ্ছে". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ "বিএনপি কি জামায়াতকে ছাড়তে যাচ্ছে?". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). 11 September 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "রাষ্ট্র মেরামতের রুপরেখা". Share Biz (in Bengali). Retrieved March 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "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.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Political Parties in Bangladesh" (PDF). Bangladesh Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  12. ↑ 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.




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