United Peoples' Party (Bangladesh)
Political party in Bangladesh
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The United Peoples' Party (UPP) was a Bangladeshi political organisation founded by Kazi Zafar Ahmed in 1974.
History
Ahmed took the UPP to a coalition government with President Ziaur Rahman after he assumed the presidency through a referendum.[1] Ahmed became Minister of Education, but left the coalition due to irreconcilable differences.[citation needed] However, many of his former colleagues joined Zia's new party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Ahmed also played a leading role in the anti military role of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad. However, the period since 1975 in Bangladesh witnessed a realignment of politics and leaders leaving their old parties and joining new ones. Ahmed dissolved his UPP and joined President Ershad's Jatiya Party (JP)[2]
