Bangladesh nationalist party

Prepared byMD. Tanvir Ahmed

ID : 111 133 101Soc 1310 : Introduction to Sociology

Section : NLUnited International University

◘ The BNP was founded as a democratic party.It was established on September 1,1978. Ziaur Rahman is the founder of bnp.

The BNP has been led by Khaleda Zia since 1983.Her

son Tarique Rahman currently serving as its Senior Vice-

Chairperson.

♦ It has ruled Bangladesh for a total of 14 years and three terms since its birth .

• In the Bangladesh General Election 1991 the party had won 140 seats. Begum Khaleda Zia was sworn in as the first woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh.•In the election of 2001 BNP won 193 seats and came to power for the fourth time. Khaleda Zia had become Prime Minister for the third time.

1978–1982, 1991–1996, 2001–2006

Principles :BNP was the goal of economic development, democratization, Bangladeshi nationalism and national unity on the basis of self-reliance among the people was to emerge. He also announced his 19-point on the basis of these. The foundation of the political party which are ___

1. Trust in God Almighty,

2. Nationalism,

3. Democracy,

4. Socialism (in the sense of economic and social justice)

Party slogan :

“ শহীদ জিয়া অমর হউক।ব়াাংল়াদদশ জিন্দ়াব়াদ”

Election symbol

Current leadership

Chairperson: Khaleda Zia

Senior Vice Chairperson: Tareque Rahman

(Acting) Secretary General: Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

♦Movement against the Awami League government

♦ Movement against Hussain Mohammad ERshad

Before the general elections of 2001, the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, the Islamic Unity Party, and the four-party unity coalition combined to form alliances.

April 18,2012 Bnp add different political team and made 18 party alliance

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