Jatiya Party (Ershad)
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The Jatiya Party (Bengali: জাতীয় পার্টি, romanized: Jatiyo Party, lit. 'National Party') is a centre-right, conservative,[2] nationalist political party in Bangladesh[4] and is currently the main opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad, against the Awami League. The current chairman of the party is Ghulam Muhammed Quader. On 3 January 2019, the party announced its decision to join the Bangladesh Awami League-led Grand Alliance after having been in opposition for the previous parliamentary term.[5] However, the party backtracked the next day and announced that it intended to remain part of the opposition.[6] Currently, it holds Rangpur out of Bangladesh's 12 city corporations.[7] The current chairperson of the party is Ghulam Muhammed Quader MP.
Jatiya Party জাতীয় পার্টি National Party | |
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Abbreviation | JaPa |
Chairman | Ghulam Muhammed Quader[1] |
General Secretary | Mohammad Mujibul Haque Chunnu |
Founder | Hussain Muhd. Ershad |
Founded | 1 January 1986 (38 years ago) (1986-01-01) |
Headquarters | 66, Pioneer Road, Kakrail, Dhaka-1000[1] |
Student wing | Jatiyo Chhatra Samaj |
Youth wing | Jatiyo Jubo Sanghoti |
Women's wing | Jatiyo Mohila Sanghoti |
Peasants' wing | Jatiyo Krishok Party |
Volunteer wing | Jatiyo Shechchhashebok Party |
Cleric wing | Jatiyo Olama Party |
Ideology | Conservatism[2] (Bangladeshi) Bangladeshi nationalism |
Political position | Right-wing[3] Historical: Far-right |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Seats in Jatiya Sangsad | 13 / 350 |
Mayor in the City Corporations | 1 / 12 |
Councillor in City Corporations | 12 / 640 |
Chairmen in District Councils | 1 / 61 |
Chairmen in Subdistrict Councils | 3 / 492 |
Chairmen in Union Councils | 44 / 4,554 |
Party flag | |
Website | |
www.jatiyoparty.org.bd/en/ | |