National Democratic Party (Bangladesh) Explained

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

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]}

Notes and References

1. News: 8 parties host Iftar . 13 April 2020 . The Daily Star . 9 August 2011 . en.
2. News: Govt runs country on dictates of foreign powers . 13 April 2020 . The Daily Star . 29 August 2010 . en.
3. News: PM pledges free, fair election . 13 April 2020 . The Daily Star . 3 November 2018 . en.
4. Book: Riaz . Ali . Rahman . Mohammad Sajjadur . Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Bangladesh . 2016 . Routledge . 978-1-317-30876-8 . en.
5. News: 10 political parties form NDF alliance . 13 April 2020 . Prothomalo . en.
6. News: BNP loses so-called allies . 13 April 2020 . The Daily Star . 26 September 2014 . en.
7. News: Salauddin Quader Chowdhury: A short profile . 13 April 2020 . Dhaka Tribune . 1 October 2013.
8. News: Bangladesh NAP, NDP quit BNP-led alliance . 13 April 2020 . New Age . en.
9. News: BNP alliance faces waxing, wafting . 13 April 2020 . The Daily Star . 17 October 2018 . en.