National Awami Party (Bhashani)

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National Awami Party (Bhashani)
ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি (ভাসানী)
Leader Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
Founders Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
Founded30 November 1967
Split from NAP
Merged into JGD
NAP (Oikyo)
Succeeded by UPP
BNAP (Bhasani)
Ideology Islamic socialism
Anti-imperialism
Anti-Sovietism
Third worldism
Political position Left-wing
Religion Deobandi Islam
Election symbol
Bangladesh Nationalist Party election symbol Black & White.svg
Sheaf of Paddy
Party flag
Red flag.svg

National Awami Party (Bhashani) was a left wing political party in Bangladesh.

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History

National Awami Party (Bhashani) was established on 30 November 1967 when National Awami Party split into two different fractions. The pro-Moscow fraction was National Awami Party (Wali), led by Khan Abdul Wali Khan, and the pro-Beijing was called National Awami Party (Bhashani), led by Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani. On 17 November 1974, two leaders of the party, Kazi Zafar Ahmed and Rashed Khan Menon, formed a new political party called United People's Party. Following this split, Bhashani resigned from post of Party President. [1] [2] Later, after the military government gave green signal to political activities, it was granted registration in Bangladesh on 21 September 1976. [3]

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References

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  2. ""I am only making a modest contribution to the struggle of my people"". The Daily Star. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. "৪টি দলের অনুমোদন লাভ". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 22 September 1976.