Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP বাংলাদেশ ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি-বাংলাদেশ ন্যাপ | |
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| Abbreviation | Bangladesh NAP |
| Chairman | Jebel Rahman Ghaani |
| General Secretary | M. Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan |
| Founder | Shawfikul Ghaani Shawpan |
| Founded | October 2006 |
| Preceded by | National Awami Party (Bhashani) |
| Headquarters | 85/1 Naya Paltan (4th floor), Masjid Gali, Dhaka-1000 |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Seats in the Jatiya Sangshad | 0 / 300
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| Election symbol | |
"Cow" | |
| Party flag | |
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The Bangladesh National Awami Party ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি) is a political party in Bangladesh. The party traces its origins to a splinter group of the National Awami Party (Bhashani) led by Mashiur Rahman, who was popularly known as Jadu Mia. [1] Jadu Mia's NAP faction had merged with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the late 1970s. [1] Jadu Mia's son Shafiqul Ghani Swapan refounded the Bangladesh National Awami Party in December 2006. [1] Shafiqul Ghani Swapan died in 2009, after which Jebel Rahman Ghaani took over as party chairman. [1]
Organization
As of 2020, Jebel Rahman Ghaani served as party chairman and M. Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan as party general secretary. [2] The party was registered with the Bangladesh Election Commission as 'Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP' ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি-বাংলাদেশ ন্যাপ) on November 13, 2008. [1] [3] The election symbol of the party is a cow. [3] As of 2019 the party claimed to have organized committees in 38 districts. [1] The party is led by a 71-member Central Committee. [1]
Electoral politics and alliances
In 2012, the party joined the BNP-led 20-party alliance. [1] The party boycotted the 2014 Bangladeshi general election. [1]
The party broke away from the 20-party alliance on October 16, 2018. [1] Along with the National Democratic Party, the Bangladesh NAP protested against the alliance of BNP with the Jatiya Oikya Front. [1] Subsequently, Bangladesh NAP and NDP joined the Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh-led Juktafront. [4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Daily Star. Quitting 20-Party: Rifts emerge in NAP, NDP
- ^ Bangladesh Post. N’ganj NAP’s president dies
- ^ a b Bangladesh Election Commission. নিবন্ধিত রাজনৈতিক দল
- ^ New Age. Bangladesh NAP, NDP meet B Chy to expand Jukta Front
