National Democratic Party (Bangladesh)
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National Democratic Party - NDP ন্যাশনাল ডেমোক্রেটিক পার্টি - এনডিপি | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | NDP |
| Chairman | K M Abu Taher |
| Secretary-General | Mujib Rahman |
| Founder | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and Anowar Zahid |
| Founded | 11 September 1989; 36 years ago (1989-09-11) |
| Preceded by | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
| Ideology | Bangladeshi nationalism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| National affiliation | 20 Party Alliance |
| Slogan | Bangladesh Zindabad ("Long Live Bangladesh") |
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The National Democratic Party is a right-wing political party in Bangladesh founded by Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and Anowar Zahid in 1989.[1][2] K M Abu Taher is the present chairman of the party from 17 October 2018.[3]
Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury led the National Democratic Party in the early 1990s and worked against the Awami League and against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) governments.[4] Chowdhury was elected to Parliament from Chittagong-6 constituency in the 1991 general election.[5]
The NDP joined the National Democratic Front, an alliance of 10 nationalist parties, in September 2014.[6] The party had left the BNP-led Grand Alliance in October 2014.[7] It again left the BNP in 2022 and created the 12 Party Alliance. Now NDP with Jatiotabadi like-minded Jot Alliance led by Abdullah-Al-Harun (Sohel)[8][9]
References
- ↑ "8 parties host Iftar". The Daily Star. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Salauddin Quader Chowdhury: A short profile". Dhaka Tribune. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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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