Jatiya Party (Manju)

The Jatiya Party (Manju) (Bengali: জাতীয় পার্টি (মঞ্জু), lit.'National Party (Manju)') is a political party in Bangladesh, led by Anwar Hossain Manju. It is a splinter group of the original Jatiya Party, that was founded by the military dictator Hussain Mohammad Ershad. It broke away from the original Jatiya Party in the late 1990s when Hussain Mohammad Ershad joined the BNP and Jamaat to form the 4 party alliance. Both of its top leaders served as Ministers under HM Ershad.

Jatiya Party-JP
জাতীয় পার্টি - জেপি
National Party-JP
ChairmanAnwar Hossain Manju
Secretary-GeneralSheikh Shahidul Islam
Split fromJatiya Party (Ershad)
HeadquartersBadi-3/6, Block-A, Lalmatia, Khana-Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207
National affiliationGrand Alliance
Seats in the Jatiyo Sangshad
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Chairmen in Union Councils
7 / 4,554
  • Politics of Bangladesh
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  • Elections

The party is registered with the Election Commission of Bangladesh as Jatiya Party-JP.

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