Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia Founder Ziaur Rahman Founded September 1978 Headquarters 28/1 Naya Paltan, Dhaka Ideology Economic liberalism Bangladeshi nationalism National affiliation 18 Party Alliance International affiliation None Colors Blue Election symbol Website bnpbd.org Politics of Bangladesh Political parties Elections The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( Bengali: transliterated: Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Dôl) , often abbreviated as BNP, is one of the two the largest political parties of Bangladesh. The BNP was founded as a centre-right liberal democratic party. It was established on September 1, 1978 during the regime of Ziaur Rahman . It has ruled Bangladesh for a total of 14 years and three terms since its birth (1978–1982, 1991–1996, 2001–2006). During the early 1990s, the BNP administration, with stalwarts such as Saifur Rahman , oversaw a landmark liberalization of the Bangladeshi economy, which set a precedent for economic reforms across South Asia. The BNP has been led by Khaleda Zia since 1983, the widow of Ziaur Rahman . Her son Tarique Rahman emerged as an influential force within the party in 2001 and is currently serving as its Senior Vice- Chairperson. The student wing of the party is the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal History BNP was founded on 1 September 1978. President Ziaur Rahman had founded the party when he was elected as president. After his assassination, Abdus Sattar was elected as the president. Sattar was ousted from the party and Begum Khaleda Zia was elected as the chairperson of the party. Army General Hussain Muhammed Ershad declared martial law in the country. In the Bangladeshi General Election, 1991 the party had won 140 seats, only 11 short of a majority. Begum Khaleda Zia was sworn in as the first woman Prime MInister of Bangladesh. In the February election of 1996 Khaleda Zia became Prime minister for another term, winning 300 seats out of 300. Fresh elections were held in June and BNP had introduced the caretaker government system for neutral elections. In the election of 2001 BNP won 193 seats and came to power for the fourth time. Khaleda Zia had become Prime Minister for the third time. [1] 2001–2006 period BNP won the general election in 2001 with a two-thirds majority of seats in parliament, and 46% of the vote (compared to the principal opposition partys 40%), returning to power for a third term. Caretaker government (2006– 2008) Main article: 2006-2008 Bangladeshi political crisis A caretaker government was established following the end of Khaleda Zias term and resignation of her government. Protests and violence began immediately after Khaledas resignation, resulting in 40 deaths and hundreds injured in the first month. Following the Awami Leagues last minute withdrawal from elections scheduled for 22 January 2007, a bloodless military coup established a new government on January 11. President Iajuddin Ahmed (in office since 2002) declared a state of emergency before resigning as Chief Advisor ; Fakhruddin Ahmed , a prominent banker, was appointed as CA.
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