National Democratic Party (Bangladesh)
National Democratic Party (NDP) ন্যাশনাল ডেমোক্রেটিক পার্টি (এনডিপি) | |
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| Abbreviation | NDP |
| Chairman | Abdullah-Al-Harun (Sohel) |
| Secretary-General | Jamil Ahmmed |
| Founder | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury |
| Founded | 11 September 1989 |
| Preceded by | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
| Ideology | Bangladeshi nationalism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| National affiliation | 12 Party Alliance |
| Slogan | Bangladesh Zindabad ("Long Live Bangladesh") |
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The National Democratic Party is a right-wing political party in Bangladesh founded by Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury in 1989.[1][2] Abdullah-Al-Harun (Sohel) is the incumbent chairman of the party, succeeding K M Abu Taher in 2025.[3]
History
Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury led the National Democratic Party in the early 1990s and worked against the Awami League against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) governments.[4] Chowdhury was elected to Parliament from Chittagong-6 constituency in the 1991 general election.[5]
The NDP joined the National Democratic Front, an alliance of 10 nationalist parties, in September 2014.[6] The party had left the BNP-led Grand Alliance in October 2014.[7] It again left the BNP in 2022 and created the 12 Party Alliance.[8][9]
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- ^ Riaz, Ali; Rahman, Mohammad Sajjadur (2016). Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Bangladesh. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-30876-8.
- ^ "Salauddin Quader Chowdhury: A short profile". Dhaka Tribune. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "10 political parties form NDF alliance". Prothomalo. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "BNP loses so-called allies". The Daily Star. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh NAP, NDP quit BNP-led alliance". New Age. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "BNP alliance faces waxing, wafting". The Daily Star. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.