The party system of a country does not only explain the presence of political parties in that country. Rather, party system refers to the number, structure, their relation with government etc. According to the country's constitution, every citizen has the right to express his opinion freely and form organization or association. As a reflection of this, we can see the existence of a multi-party system in Bangladesh. Presently, there are many political parties in Bangladesh. Noteworthy among these are Awami League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jatiya Party (JP), Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), Worker's Party of Bangladesh, Jamaat- E- Islami. A brief profile of these political parties is given below.
Bangladesh Awami League
Awami League is the oldest and largest political party. The
Party was formed in Dhaka under the name Awami Muslim League on June 23, 1949.
Later, to make it more acceptable to all, the word 'Muslim' was omitted from
the label of the party in 1955.
Bangali nationalism, democracy, secularism and creation of an
exploitation free society are the main principles of Awami League. The Party
secured majority seats in the 1970 General Elections in Pakistan under the
leadership of the father of the nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The 1971 War of
Liberation was fought under the leadership of the Awami League. Through this
war, an independent, sovereign Bangladesh was born.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Bangladesh Nationalist Party is another large political party.
Major General Ziaur Rahman founded the Party on September 1,1978. The ideals or
principles of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party are - belief in islamic values,
Bangladeshi nationalism, democracy and free market economy.
Jatiya Party:
Jatiya Party is the country's third largest Party. This Party
was founded on 1st January 1986 under the leadership of Lt. General Hossain
Mohammad Ershad. In the written proclamation of Jatiya Party, five party
ideologies ware adopted. They are:
1) Independence and sovereignty, 2) Islamic Ideals and freedom
of all religions, 3) Bangladeshi Nationalism, 4) Democracy and 5) Social
progress, that is, economic emancipation.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Jamaat-e-Islami is a religion- based political party. This party
was formed in 1941 in British India under the leadership of Maulana Abul Ala
Maududi. It was named Jamaat-e-Islami Hind at that time. After the
establishment of Pakistan, it was named Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan. In May 1979,
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh emerged in independent Bangladesh.
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD):
On 31 October 1972, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) was
established in independent Bangladesh. JSD believes in socialist ideology.
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB):
Bangladesh Communist Party was formed after the name of the
Communist Party of India and Pakistan. Comrade Moni Singh (died 1990), who was
the pioneer of the Communist movement in this country was the central leader of
the Communist Party.
Bangladesh Workers Party:
Some fractions of the frequently divided pro-chinese communists
united together to form Bangladesh Workers Party. This Party came into
existence in 1980.
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