Bangladesh National Party (BNP)
2nd Largest party
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) one of the leading political parties in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by President ziaur rahman. With a view to civilianizing his regime Ziaur Rahman initiated a 19-point programme of action on 30 April 1977. When General Ziaur Rahman decided to contest for the Presidency, a nationalist front called Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal was formed in 1978 under his patronage with Vice-President Justice abdus sattar as its convenor.
Being motivated by the nationalist activities of Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal, Ziaur Rahman went in to form the Bangladesh Nationalist Party having in view the forthcoming election for the jatiya sangsad. The Ganatantrik Dal was declared dissolved, and was rather merged with the newly formed party. President Zia himself was its convener, and ultimately became its first chairman. Professor aqm badruddoza chowdhury was the first secretary general of BNP. Ziaur Rahman, adopting an 'open arm policy', entrusted BNP leaders and workers holding political views right, left and centre, mainly with a view to making it a broad based nationalist party. One striking feature of BNP has been its recruitment policy. More than 45 percent of its leaders and workers were not only new entrants, but also young.
The main objectives of the party have been, in the words of its founder, the economic development, democratic advancement, national unity on the basis of Bangladeshi nationalism and generation of a spirit of self-reliance in the people. The 19-point programme of action has been its leit motif. The four fundamental principles of State policy i.e. the principles of absolute trust and faith in the Almighty Allah, nationalism, democracy, and socialism meaning economic and social justice, have been its core values.
When BNP was established as a political party, the nation was a divided one, divided not only on the basis of political ideology, earmarked as right, centre and left, but also on the basis of participation in the war of liberation marked as pro-liberation and anti-liberation forces. As a consequence, all such social forces as the students and teachers, intellectuals and professionals, cultural elite and academics stood divided. The bureaucrats and even the military were affected by the schism. One of the objectives of BNP was to heal this national divisiveness and work as a cementing force among the warring groups and factions so that the nation can work as one organic whole.
The BNP, right from its inception, has begun its activities mainly with a view to fostering national unity. In the face of the policy pursued by the post-independence government, especially its pro-Indian bias and Bangladesh's linkage with the Indo-Soviet axis at the exclusion of other actors in international politics, BNP adopted a kind of foreign policy which was looked at by many as 'neutral' and 'independent'.
Justice Abdus Sattar was elected President of Bangladesh as a nominee of BNP in 1981 after the brutal assassination of President Zia in an abortive military coup in Chittagong on 30 May 1981. After the demise of Ziaur Rahman the Bangladesh Nationalist Party faced great difficulties. The succeeding chairman of BNP and the newly elected President of the country Justice Abdus Sattar was ousted by a military coup led by the then army chief hussain m ershad, and martial law was promulgated on 24 March 1982. At that time many BNP leaders abandoned the party to join the military government. At this critical juncture begum khaleda zia took the helm of the party as chairperson. Under her leadership BNP formed a 7-party alliance and launched relentless struggle against the autocratic rule of Ershad. In the face of a mass upsurge spearheaded by alliances of BNP and the awami league, Ershad handed over power to a neutral non-party caretaker government.
In the 1991 general elections that followed, BNP emerged as the single largest party securing 140 seats in the Parliament and formed the government. The BNP government took initiative in re-introducing parliamentary system of government in Bangladesh. In the general elections of 2001, BNP led 4-party alliance won a landslide victory winning more than two-thirds in the Parliament and formed the government. [Emajuddin Ahamed]
2nd Largest party
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) one of the leading political parties in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by President ziaur rahman. With a view to civilianizing his regime Ziaur Rahman initiated a 19-point programme of action on 30 April 1977. When General Ziaur Rahman decided to contest for the Presidency, a nationalist front called Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal was formed in 1978 under his patronage with Vice-President Justice abdus sattar as its convenor.
Being motivated by the nationalist activities of Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal, Ziaur Rahman went in to form the Bangladesh Nationalist Party having in view the forthcoming election for the jatiya sangsad. The Ganatantrik Dal was declared dissolved, and was rather merged with the newly formed party. President Zia himself was its convener, and ultimately became its first chairman. Professor aqm badruddoza chowdhury was the first secretary general of BNP. Ziaur Rahman, adopting an 'open arm policy', entrusted BNP leaders and workers holding political views right, left and centre, mainly with a view to making it a broad based nationalist party. One striking feature of BNP has been its recruitment policy. More than 45 percent of its leaders and workers were not only new entrants, but also young.
The main objectives of the party have been, in the words of its founder, the economic development, democratic advancement, national unity on the basis of Bangladeshi nationalism and generation of a spirit of self-reliance in the people. The 19-point programme of action has been its leit motif. The four fundamental principles of State policy i.e. the principles of absolute trust and faith in the Almighty Allah, nationalism, democracy, and socialism meaning economic and social justice, have been its core values.
When BNP was established as a political party, the nation was a divided one, divided not only on the basis of political ideology, earmarked as right, centre and left, but also on the basis of participation in the war of liberation marked as pro-liberation and anti-liberation forces. As a consequence, all such social forces as the students and teachers, intellectuals and professionals, cultural elite and academics stood divided. The bureaucrats and even the military were affected by the schism. One of the objectives of BNP was to heal this national divisiveness and work as a cementing force among the warring groups and factions so that the nation can work as one organic whole.
The BNP, right from its inception, has begun its activities mainly with a view to fostering national unity. In the face of the policy pursued by the post-independence government, especially its pro-Indian bias and Bangladesh's linkage with the Indo-Soviet axis at the exclusion of other actors in international politics, BNP adopted a kind of foreign policy which was looked at by many as 'neutral' and 'independent'.
Justice Abdus Sattar was elected President of Bangladesh as a nominee of BNP in 1981 after the brutal assassination of President Zia in an abortive military coup in Chittagong on 30 May 1981. After the demise of Ziaur Rahman the Bangladesh Nationalist Party faced great difficulties. The succeeding chairman of BNP and the newly elected President of the country Justice Abdus Sattar was ousted by a military coup led by the then army chief hussain m ershad, and martial law was promulgated on 24 March 1982. At that time many BNP leaders abandoned the party to join the military government. At this critical juncture begum khaleda zia took the helm of the party as chairperson. Under her leadership BNP formed a 7-party alliance and launched relentless struggle against the autocratic rule of Ershad. In the face of a mass upsurge spearheaded by alliances of BNP and the awami league, Ershad handed over power to a neutral non-party caretaker government.
In the 1991 general elections that followed, BNP emerged as the single largest party securing 140 seats in the Parliament and formed the government. The BNP government took initiative in re-introducing parliamentary system of government in Bangladesh. In the general elections of 2001, BNP led 4-party alliance won a landslide victory winning more than two-thirds in the Parliament and formed the government. [Emajuddin Ahamed]
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