Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj)

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Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj) was a socialist political party in Bangladesh. [1] [2]

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Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal was established in 1972 following a split in Bangladesh Chhatra League. The party split twice during the term of President Ziaur Rahman. It split again during the rule of President Hussain Muhammad Ershad, forming Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD, led by A. S. M. Abdur Rab, and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj), led by Shajahan Siraj. [3]

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