Oikya National Awami Party

National Awami Party ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি
Abbreviation	Oikya NAP
Founded	1986
Dissolved	1990
Merger of	NAP (Bhasani) NAP (Muzaffar) JEP
Succeeded by	GP
Ideology	Socialism
Political position	Left-wing
Politics of Bangladesh Political parties Elections

The Oikya National Awami Party (alternatively the Oikya NAP or United National Awami Party) is a political party in Bangladesh. Pankaj Bhattacharya (d. 2023) was the president of the party. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

As of 2019, Asadullah Tareque was the general secretary of the party. ^{[5] [6]} Presidium members of the party included SMA Sobur, Aliza Hasan and Ranjit Kumar Saha. ^{[6] [7] [8]} By November 2019 Harunar Rashid was the acting general secretary of the party. ^[9]

The party sought recognition from the Bangladesh Election Commission in December 2017. ^[10]

References

1. "No point urging BNP to contest". Bdnews24.com. 14 November 2013.
2. "Left parties concerned over AL's defeat in Gazipur polls". risingbd.com.
3. "Will continue the fight against discrimination". The Daily Star.
4. "Pankaj Bhattacharya passes away". The Daily Star. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
5. "Create atmosphere for inclusive election: Oikya NAP". New Age.
6. "Oikya NAP, WP demand withdrawal of gas price hike". New Age.
7. "CPB recalls Muzaffar". New Age.
8. "Resist those out to fish in troubled water: Nasim". The Daily Observer.
9. "Workers Party dissidents hold council session". New Age.
10. "76 political parties seek EC registration". The Daily Observer.