Progressive Democratic Party (Bangladesh) Explained

Country:Bangladesh
Progressive Democratic Party
Native Name:প্রগতিশীল গণতান্ত্রিক দল
Founder:Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi
Seats1 Title:Seats in Jatiya Sangsad
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Founded:21 June 2007
Ideology:Democracy
Headquarters:8/4-A, Topkhana Road, Dhaka-1000[1]

The Progressive Democratic Party (Bengali: প্রগতিশীল গণতান্ত্রিক দল) is a newly established democratic party in Bangladesh. It is popularly known as the PDP. This party was launched on 21 June 2007 though a press conference, as soon as limited indoor political activity was allowed, although open politics was prohibited at that time as the country was still under a state of emergency.[2]

The founder and president of the party, Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi, died at the end of August 2020.[3] The Bangladesh Election Commission cancelled the party's registration in November of that year for not having a functioning central committee or sufficient offices at district and lower levels to maintain registration.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh Election Commission . bn:নিবন্ধিত দলসমূহ . Registered parties . Bangladesh Election Commission . bn . https://web.archive.org/web/20200801225655/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/page/politacal-party-new . 1 August 2020 .
  2. Prothom Alo, 21 July 2007
  3. News: PDP chairman Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi no more . Prothom Alo . 31 August 2020.
  4. News: EC revokes Progressive Democratic Party's registration . The Daily Star . 29 November 2020.