Bangladesh Nationalist Party
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.
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| Senior Vice-Chairman | Tarique Rahman |
| Vice-Chairman | Hafizuddin Ahmed |
| 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[1] |
| Cleric wing | Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Olama Dal[2] |
| Ideology | Big tent Bangladeshi nationalism Liberalism[3][4][5][6] Economic liberalism[7] Indoscepticism[7] |
| Political position | Center |
| 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)[8] |
| International affiliation | Asia Pacific Democrat Union[9][10] |
| Colors | Red Green <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/B' not found.; color:;"> Blue (customary) [9][10][11] |
| Slogan | Bangladesh Zindabad |
| Anthem | "Bangladesh First" (Prothom Bangladesh) |
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| Election symbol | |
 Sheaf of Paddy | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| bnpbd.org | |
Bangladesh Nationalist Party Media
Bangladesh Nationalist Party election symbol Black & White
7 November 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état, best known as Sipahi–Janata revolution, paved Ziaur Rahman's ascension to the power and subsequently the establishment of the BNP. The party consider it one of their foundational events.
Founder of BNP, President Ziaur Rahman
Khaleda Zia is the current chairperson and leader of the party.
On the anniversary of the founding of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 2024, leaders and activists paid tribute at the shrine of the party's founder, Ziaur Rahman.
Ziaur Rahman with Queen Juliana and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, 1979
References
- ↑ "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. https://www.refworld.org/docid/560b91664.html. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ Mallick, Maruf (January 19, 2025). "জিয়াউর রহমানের যে নীতির কারণে বিএনপি টিকে গেল" (in bn). Prothom Alo. https://www.prothomalo.com/opinion/column/xvu1akkqx9. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ↑ Mallick, Maruf (February 21, 2025). "বিএনপির পররাষ্ট্রনীতি যেভাবে বদলে যাচ্ছে" (in bn). Prothom Alo. https://www.prothomalo.com/opinion/column/ut4l7nv68g. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ↑ "বিএনপি কি জামায়াতকে ছাড়তে যাচ্ছে?" (in bn). Kaler Kantho. 11 September 2021. https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/national/2021/09/11/1072328. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ↑ "রাষ্ট্র মেরামতের রুপরেখা". Share Biz (in Bengali). Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "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. https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/why-bnps-tirade-against-pm-hasinas-india-visit-sounds-hollow-3115281. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "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.
- ↑ "Bangladesh opposition names Zia's son acting head". Pakistan Today. 9 September 2022. http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02/09/bangladesh-opposition-names-zias-son-acting-head. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
