Bangladesh Jatiya Party
The Bangladesh Jatiya Party is a centre-right conservative political party in Bangladesh. It is a splinter group of the original Jatiya Party, founded by the former President Hossain Mohammad Ershad. It was previously known as Jatiya Party (Naziur), after the late party chairman Naziur Rahman Manzur. Manzur was a freedom fighter in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and served as the Local Government and Rural Development Minister and Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation under Ershad. Manzur also served as the secretary general of the Jatiya Party between 1998 and 2001.
Bangladesh Jatiya Party বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় পার্টি | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Chairman | Andaleeve Rahman Partho |
| Secretary-General | Abdul Matin Saud |
| Founder | Naziur Rahman Manzur |
| Split from | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| Headquarters | 50, D.I.T. Extension Road, Ishtarnabhit, Naya Paltan, Dhaka-1000 |
| Ideology | Conservatism (Bangladeshi) Islamic democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Black |
| Seats in Jatiya Sangshad | 0 / 300
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| Election symbol | |
"Cow-cart" | |
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After developing policy differences with Jatiya Party chairman Ershad in early 2001, Manzur formed the Bangladesh Jatiya Party – BJP on 5 August 2001 and maintained the Four Party Alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The party secured four electoral seats in the 8th National Parliament.