National Awami Party (Bhashani) ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি (ভাসানী) | |
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| Leader | Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani |
| Founders | Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani |
| Founded | 30 November 1967 |
| Split from | NAP |
| Succeeded by | Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP |
| Ideology | Islamic socialism Anti-imperialism Anti-Sovietism Third worldism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Religion | Deobandi Islam |
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