Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal
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Formation | 30 December 1980 |
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Headquarters | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bengali |
Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী কৃষক দল) is the farmers wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]President Ziaur Rahman established Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal on 30 December 1980.[4] The first convening committee was led by Justice Abdus Sattar.[5]
In 1992, Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and Shamsuzzaman Dudu were appointed the president and general secretary of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal.[5]
On 16 May 1998, Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal committee was formed with Mahbubul Alam Tara as president and Shamsuzzaman Dudu as general secretary.[4] Tara joined Awami League and Mojibur Rahman was appointed the President.[4] After Rahman's death, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, was appointed president.[4]
Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal held its biennial conference in October 2003 in Nilphamari District.[6] The conference was attended by the President of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal Mozibur Rahman, Asadul Habib Dulu, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, and Shahrin Islam Tuhin.[6] The criticised Awami League and called former President Hussain Mohammad Ershad an emigrant from India and not a "son of the soil".[6]
In 2007, the president and organizing secretary of Khulna District unit of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal was arrested by Bangladesh Army.[7]
Mokhlesur Rahman Bacchu, Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal politician, joined Awami League with 200 followers in 2015; he was facing charged of burning a police station in January 2014.[8] The secretary, Shamsuzzaman Dudu, of the dal was arrested in April 2015.[9] The Vice President of Krishak Dal Khagrachhari District unit, Nazrul Islam, was killed in December.[10]
In 2016, Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal convener from Jessore District, Kamrul Hasan Nasim, tried to create a splinter faction Bangladesh Nationalist Party called Ashol (real) BNP.[11][12][13] In January, Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal organized an event protesting the filing of a sedition case against by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[14]
Bangladesh Nationalist Party formed the new convening committee, which has 153 members, of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal after a pause of 21 years with Shamsuzzaman Dudu as convener in February 2019.[4] It organized protests demanding the release of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia.[15] It dissolved the national committee and created a new one for Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal in 2021.[16] There was some tensions over Hasan Jafir Tuhin bringing in supporters from Pabna during the conference using four buses.[17] Hasan Jafir Tuhin was made the president and Shahidul Islam Babul was appointed the general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal.[18] A 231 member committee was created for the Dal.[19]
Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal leader Salah Uddin Khan filed a case against police officers and Awami League activists over the death of a Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal activist Shahidul Islam in September 2022.[20]
References
[edit]- ^ "Homage paid to Zia". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Staff Correspondent (2012-09-12). "Conspiracy on to kill Khaleda". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Report, Star Online (2019-10-28). "Govt tries to purify itself by netting small fishes: Fakhrul". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ a b c d e "Krishak Dal forms convening committee after 21 yrs". New Age. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b প্রতিবেদক, জ্যেষ্ঠ. "প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকীর ৪ দিন আগে কৃষক দলের পূর্ণাঙ্গ কমিটি". bdnews24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ a b c "Opposition conspiracy harming nation". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "BCL GS, 5 other top leaders held in city". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Liton, Shakhawat; Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim (2015-07-08). "Taking refuge in ruling party". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Staff Correspondent (2015-04-20). "Khaleda's adviser Dudu seeks bail again". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Krishak Dal leader killed in Khagrachhari". theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Staff Correspondent (2016-09-06). "Ashol BNP driven away from Naya Paltan again". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Nasim of 'Ashol BNP' seeks talks with PM | banglatribune.com". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Report, Star Online (2016-01-03). "The curious case of 'Asol BNP'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Report, Star Online (2016-01-31). "If elected, BNP to make martyrs' list: Nazrul". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Report, Star Online (2019-09-12). "BNP announces 12-day programmes for Khaleda's release". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Molla, Mohammad Al-Masum (2021-10-04). "BNP wants clean slate". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "২২ বছর পর খুলতে যাচ্ছে কৃষক দলের জট". jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Fakhrul asks Krishak Dal to unite farmers against 'fascist' government". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "কৃষক দলের পূর্ণাঙ্গ কমিটিতে ঠাঁই পেলেন যারা". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Correspondent, A.; Munshiganj (2022-10-07). "9 police officers sued over Jubo Dal man's death". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
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