National Democratic Party (Bangladesh)

National Democratic Party ন্যাশনাল ডেমোক্রেটিক পার্টি
Abbreviation	NDP
Chairman	K M Abu Taher
Secretary-General	Abdullah Al Harun ( Sohel)
Founder	Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury
Founded	11 September 1989;35 years ago (1989-09-11)
Preceded by	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Headquarters	Dhaka
Ideology	Bangladeshi nationalism
Political position	Right-wing
National affiliation	12 Party Alliance
Slogan	Bangladesh Zindabad ("Long Live Bangladesh")
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The National Democratic Party is a right-wing political party in Bangladesh founded by Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury in 1989. ^{[1] [2]} is the present chairman of the party K M Abu Taher in 2025. ^[3]

History

Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury led the National Democratic Party in the early 1990s and worked against the Awami League and against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) governments. ^[4] Chowdhury was elected to Parliament from Chittagong-6 constituency in the 1991 general election. ^[5]

The NDP joined the National Democratic Front, an alliance of 10 nationalist parties, in September 2014. ^[6] The party had left the BNP-led Grand Alliance in October 2014. ^[7] It again left the BNP in 2022 and created the 12 Party Alliance. ^{[8] [9]}

References

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