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Jatiya Party (Ershad)
The Jatiya Party (, ; JaPa or JP(E)) is a political party of Bangladesh. 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. However, the party backtracked the next day and announced that it intended to remain part of opposition. History The party was established by military ruler, Hussain Muhammad Ershad on 1 January 1986. He was the Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army. He had seized power through a coup d'état on 24 March 1982. He ruled the country as its chief martial law administrator. Politics was banned during the state of emergency imposed by Ershad, when Justice A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury was appointed President of Bangladesh. The Janadal Party was formed under the leadership of A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, through Ershad's declaration of the 19-point programme on 17 Marc ...
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Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi military officer, dictator and politician who served as President of Bangladesh, the president of Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990. He seized power as a result of a 1982 Bangladesh coup d'état, bloodless coup against President Abdus Sattar (president), Abdus Sattar on 24 March 1982 (by imposing martial law and suspending the Constitution of Bangladesh, Constitution). He declared himself President in 1983, and subsequently won the controversial 1986 Bangladeshi presidential election. Despite claims to have legitimately won the 1986 election, many consider his regime as a military regime. Ershad founded the Jatiya Party (Ershad), Jatiya Party in 1986 and became a Member of Parliament for JP in the constituency of Rangpur-3 in 1991, with successful re-elections in all subsequent general elections. He was the longest serving male head of government in Bangladeshi history. During his tenure, Ershad pursued dev ...
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District Councils Of Bangladesh
A district council or ''zila parishad'', or ''zilla parishad'' is a local government body at the district level in Bangladesh. The Bengali word ''parishad'' means council and ''zila parishad'' translates to ''district council''. History The 1988 Local Government (Zila Parishad) Act provided for zila parishads constituted with a mixture of representative members and appointed members. Half of the members of a zila parishad were elected (the members of parliament for the district and the chairman of union parishads and town committees in the district). The government appointed the remaining half. Constitution The Constitution of Bangladesh states that local government bodies will consist of elected representatives but this has rarely been the case in history. Administrative structure The deputy commissioner (popularly abbreviated to "DC") of the district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the wo ...
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President Of Bangladesh
President of Bangladesh (POB), officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is the head of state of Bangladesh and commander-in-chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The role of the president has changed three times since Bangladesh achieved its Independence of Bangladesh, independence in Bangladesh Liberation War, 1971. Presidents had been given executive power. In 1991, with the restoration of a democratically elected government, Bangladesh adopted a parliamentary democracy based on a Westminster system. The President is now a largely ceremonial post, elected by the Parliament."Background Note: Bangladesh"
US Department of State, May 2007
In 1996, Parliament passed new laws enhancing the president's executive authority, as laid down in the constitution, after the Parli ...
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1982 Bangladesh Coup D'état
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and regent * ...
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Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army () is the land warfare branch, and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and operations is administered by the Army Headquarters, Dhaka Cantonment. The Bangladesh Army is also constitutionally obligated to assist the government, during times of domestic national emergency e.g. the army helps people during any natural calamity. This additional role is commonly referred to as "aid to civil administration" or, using the Latin form, "Protectio, Transparentia, Reintegratio", in other words, "Protect and Serve". History Early history The martial tradition of Bengal has its roots in the army of Kings and their chiefs, who were called Senapati or Mahasenapati. Armies were composed of infantry, cavalry, war elephants and war boats. The arrival of Muslims and the establishment of the Bengal Sultanate further strengthened the mili ...
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Chief Of Army Staff (Bangladesh)
Chief of Army Staff (CAS) () of Bangladesh Army, is the commander of the Bangladesh Army. The Chief of Army staff has been a four-star rank since 2007. Prior to that, the Chief of Army Staff was a three-star rank from 1978 to 2007. During the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, Major general M. A. Rab was the Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army under the combined command of Bangladesh Forces which served as the origins of Bangladesh Armed Forces and General M. A. G. Osmani was the Commander-in-Chief. After the War of Independence, Bangladesh Army was officially reverted to the Ministry of Defense in 1972, and Maj. Gen. K. M. Shafiullah was appointed the Chief of Army Staff. The incumbent Chief of Army Staff is General Waker-Uz-Zaman. The office of the Chief of Army Staff functions from the Army Headquarters, which is located in the Dhaka Cantonment. History The post traces its roots back to the Commander-in-Chief of the Mukti Bahini during the Bangladesh War of In ...
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Dhaka Tribune
The ''Dhaka Tribune'' is a major Bangladeshi English-language daily newspaper based in Dhaka, the country's capital and largest city. It also operates an online portal ( Bengali version) known as the '' Bangla Tribune''. The newspaper has a strong readership in Bangladeshi cities, particularly among the young generation, the diplomatic community, and expatriates; as well as a wide readership in South Asia and internationally. The newspaper is notable for its highly diverse op-ed content, with contributions from leading Bangladeshi, South Asian and international columnists. The newspaper is notable for being the fastest-growing English-language news media in Bangladesh's history, catering to the country's business community, middle class, public and private universities, and English medium schools. Several award-winning journalists have worked with the newspaper. History The newspaper began publication on 19 April 2013. The newspaper started as a broadsheet before going compact on ...
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Grand Alliance (Bangladesh)
The Grand Alliance () is a Bangladeshi big-tent electoral alliance of consisting right-wing to far-left political parties in the leadership of Awami League (currently outlawed). It was formed ahead of the 2008 general election. The alliance was a '' de facto'' merger of the 14 Party Alliance with the Jatiya Party and LDP, although the 14 Party Alliance remained active individually. The Grand Alliance is regularly reformed before elections. 14 Party Alliance There is a common confusion that the 14 Party Alliance and the Grand Alliance were the same. While the 14 Party Alliance is the "idealistic" political alliance between the Awami League and secular- socialist parties, which is active in everyday politics, the Grand Alliance was a larger electoral alliance before elections. Party members *Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing p ...
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Bangladesh Awami League
The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achieving the independence of Bangladesh. It is one of the two dominant parties in the country, along with their traditional rival, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The party's activities were banned on 10 May 2025, under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009, Anti-Terrorism Act. In 1949, the party was founded as the East Pakistan Awami Muslim League (after 1955, the East Pakistan Awami League) by Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalists, Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, Yar Mohammad Khan and Shamsul Huq, and joined later by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy who went on to become Prime Minister of Pakistan. It was established as the Socialism, socialist Bengali people, Bengali alternative to the domination of the Muslim League (Pakistan), Muslim League in Pakist ...
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List Of Political Parties In Bangladesh
Since 1991 Bangladeshi constitutional referendum, the restoration of parliamentary democracy in 1991, Bangladesh has a fading two-party system, which means that two political parties dominate the general elections, the Awami League (AL) and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of another party. Although the Awami League, AL and Bangladesh Nationalist Party, BNP dominated Bangladeshi politics for a long time, both of the parties are usually classified as Centrism, centrist parties with political ideology of AL being Bengali nationalism and that of BNP being Bangladeshi nationalism. After the fall of the Awami League government following the July Revolution (Bangladesh), July Revolution on 5 August 2024, a new political party named National Citizen Party (NCP) was established on 28 February 2025 as the first student-led political party in the history of Bangladesh. History The current parliamenta ...
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Jatiyo Sechhasebak Party
Jatiyo Sechhasebak Party () is the volunteer wing of Jatiya Party (Ershad). History On 6 May 1983, the then leader of Bangladesh, Hussain Muhammad Ershad Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi military officer, dictator and politician who served as President of Bangladesh, the president of Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990. He seized power as a result of a 1982 ... established the Jatiyo Sechhasebak Party in the name of ''Bangladeshi nationalism, democracy, voluntary work, economic liberation and Islamic values''. On May 2014, a 161-member convening committee of Sechhasebak Party was formed. On August 2020, Ghulam Mohammad Quader approved the formation of a 165-member central executive committee of the Jatiyo Sechhasebak Party with Liaquat Hossain Khoka as its president and Md. Belal Hossain as general secretary. On April 2024, a new convening committee of Sechhasebak Party was approved. References {{Reflist 1983 establishments in ...
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Plough (politics)
The Plough is the political symbol of the Jatiya Party (E) in Bangladesh, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference in India and Rastriya Prajatantra Party and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Samyukta) in Nepal. Bangladesh After the independence of Bangladesh, Jatiya League participated in 1973 Bangladeshi general election with the plough. Ataur Rahman Khan, the leader of the party, joined Jatiya Party (JP) in 1984 and then the symbol was chosen and used by JP founder Hussain Muhammad Ershad. During the by-election for Tangail-8 in 1999, Ershad's JP and its breakaway group Manju's JP got into a dispute about the rights of the electoral symbol. However, Bangladesh Election Commission declined both party's application for the usage of the plough. Ershad's JP sought High Court's decision regarding the dispute and the court ruled in favour of Ershad. Later, Manju's party applied writ petition to the Supreme Court but they also ruled in favour of Ershad too. In 2013, JP decided to not pa ...
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