National Democratic Party (Bangladesh)
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National Democratic Party জাতীয় গণতান্ত্রিক দল | |
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| Abbreviation | NDP |
| Chairman | KM Abu Taher |
| Secretary General | Abdullah Al-Harun (Sohel) |
| Founder | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
| Regional affiliation | Asia Pacific Democracy Union |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Slogan | Bangladesh Zindabad ("Long Live Bangladesh") |
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The National Democratic Party is a right-wing political party in Bangladesh.[1][2] Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury was elected member of the fifth parliament of Bangladesh. Khandaker Golam Mortuza was the chairman of the National Democratic Party until 2018.[3] K M Abu Taher is the chairman and Abdullah-Al-Harun (Sohel) is Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (NDP).
History
[edit]Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury led the National Democratic Party in the early 1990s and worked against the Bangladesh Awami League against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government.[4]
The National Democratic Party joined the National Democratic Front, an alliance of 10 nationalist parties, in September 2014.[5] The party had left the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led Grand Alliance in October 2014.[6] Chowdhury was elected to Parliament on a National Democratic Party nomination from Chittagong-6 in 1991.[7]
The National Democratic Party left the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 2022 and created a 12-party alliance.[8][9]
References
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- ^ "Govt runs country on dictates of foreign powers". The Daily Star. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "PM pledges free, fair election". The Daily Star. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Riaz, Ali; Rahman, Mohammad Sajjadur (2016). Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Bangladesh. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-30876-8.
- ^ "10 political parties form NDF alliance". Prothomalo. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "BNP loses so-called allies". The Daily Star. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Salauddin Quader Chowdhury: A short profile". Dhaka Tribune. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh NAP, NDP quit BNP-led alliance". New Age. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "BNP alliance faces waxing, wafting". The Daily Star. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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