The Jatiya Party (Bengali:জাতীয়পার্টি,romanized: Jatiyo Party,lit. 'National Party';JaPa or JP(E)) is a political party in 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 the opposition.
The 2004 Dhaka grenade attack took place at an anti-terrorism rally organised by Awami League on Bangabandhu Avenue on 21 August 2004. The attack left 24 dead and more than 500 injured. The attack was carried out at 5:22 pm after Sheikh Hasina,the leader of opposition had finished addressing a crowd of 20,000 people from the back of a truck. Hasina also sustained some injuries in the attack.
The Anti Corruption Commission is the principal government agency against corruption in Bangladesh.
Lutfozzaman Babar is a Bangladeshi politician,who served as the State Minister of Home Affairs in the Khaleda Zia Cabinet from 2001 to 2006,as a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Ruhul Quddus Talukder "Dulu" is a Bangladeshi politician,lawyer,former deputy minister,and member of parliament representing the Natore-2 constituency. He is the organising secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Dulu was born in Natore Sadar Upazila,Natore District. He was a regular practitioner lawyer. Along with his legal career,he was also active in politics. In 1977,he joined the BNP's student organisation,Chhatra Dal.
Khandaker Fazle Hossain Badsha,commonly known as Fazle Hossain Badsha or simply Fazle Badsha is a Bangladeshi politician. He has served three terms as a member of the Jatiyo Sangshad since 2008,representing Rajshahi-2 for the Workers Party of Bangladesh.
Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former mayor of the Rajshahi City Corporation.
Extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in Bangladesh refer to extrajudicial executions carried out by law enforcement agencies without due legal process and to abduction cases in which the government directly or indirectly kidnaps people and holds them incommunicado. From 2009 to 2023,at least 2,699 people were victims of extrajudicial killings in Bangladesh. During the period,677 people were forcibly disappeared,and 1,048 people died in custody. From 2004 to 2006,at least 991 people were killed extrajudicially by "death squad" the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The practice of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances primarily involves law enforcement agencies such as the RAB and the Detective Branch (DB) of the police.
Nazmul Huda was a Bangladeshi barrister and politician. He served as the minister of information (1991–1996) and the minister of communications (2001–2006) of the government of Bangladesh. He was a four-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-1 constituency. He was a member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party since its inception until 2012 when he left the party as its vice chairman.
Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury is a standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party,and former minister of commerce. He hails from a political family in Chittagong and headed the city's BNP unit momentarily to organize the party.
Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from Chittagong-6 and Chittagong-7 constituencies.
Zainul Abdin Farroque is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Noakhali-2 and Noakhali-1.
Ariful Haque Choudhury is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former mayor of Sylhet. Choudhury is also an executive member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. In 2003,he was elected as commissioner of Sylhet City Corporation. He become Mayor for consecutive 2 terms since 2013.
Khairul Kabir Khokon is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Narsingdi-1,who currently serves as the party's assistant secretary. He had served as the president of Narsingdi District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
The Bangladesh Krishak League is a farmers' organization in Bangladesh affiliated It's mother party the Bangladesh Awami League. It was established on April 19,1972,with the aim of representing farmers,advocating for their rights,and supporting agricultural development.
Nadim Mostafa was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a member of parliament for Rajshahi-4. He was a close associate of Tarique Rahman,son of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia.
2024 Bangladesh post-resignation violence took place after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina,during the clashes between the protesters and opposition activists on one side,and the Awami League supporters,government and security officials on the other. On the day of the resignation,25 police officers were killed. According to the Daily Sun,at least 119,including both the students and Awami League activists,were killed that day. According to Prothom Alo,1,494 sculptures and monuments were vandalized across Bangladesh after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh Television Rajshahi or BTV Rajshahi is a BTV-affiliated relay television station broadcast from Rajshahi,serving the namesake division in the North Bengal region. It is one of the two relay stations of Bangladesh Television serving the division,with the other being broadcast from Natore. Established on 13 June 2001,it is yet to be converted into a regional television station. BTV Rajshahi is headquartered in the city's Kazihata neighborhood.
Md Aminul Islam Khan is a retired Bangladeshi civil servant and former senior secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs. He was the secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education. He was arrested and charged with murder of the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.
