National Democratic Party (Bangladesh)

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National Democratic Party is right wing political party in Bangladesh.[1][2] Salahuddin Kader Chowdhury was elected member of 5th parliament of Bangladesh. Khandaker Golam Mortuza was the chairman till 2018 of the National Democratic Party.[3] Now K M Abu Taher is the Chairman and Abdullah-Al-Harun (Sohel) is Secretary General of the National Democratic Party (NDP).

History[edit]

Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury led the National Democratic Party in the early 1990s and worked against the Bangladesh Awami League against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government.[4]

The National Democratic Party joined the National Democratic Front, an alliance of 10 nationalist party, in September 2014.[5] The Party had quit the Bangladesh Nationalist Party led Grand Alliance in October 2014.[6] Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury was elected to Parliament on a National Democratic Party nomination from Chittagong-6 in 1991.[7]

National Democratic Party left the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 2022 and create a 12 party alliance.[8][9]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Govt runs country on dictates of foreign powers". The Daily Star. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ "PM pledges free, fair election". The Daily Star. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ^ Riaz, Ali; Rahman, Mohammad Sajjadur (2016). Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Bangladesh. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-30876-8.
  5. ^ "10 political parties form NDF alliance". Prothomalo. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. ^ "BNP loses so-called allies". The Daily Star. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Salauddin Quader Chowdhury: A short profile". Dhaka Tribune. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh NAP, NDP quit BNP-led alliance". New Age. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  9. ^ "BNP alliance faces waxing, wafting". The Daily Star. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.