Bangladesh National Awami Party
The Bangladesh National Awami Party, or National Awami Party (Muzaffar), is a left wing political party in Bangladesh.[1][2]
Bangladesh National Awami Party বাংলাদেশ ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | NAP(M) |
| Chairperson | Ivy Ahmed |
| General Secretary | Muhammad Ali Faruque |
| Founder | Muzaffar Ahmed |
| Founded | March 26, 1971 November 30, 1967 (as NAP (Wali) |
| Registered | 09 (3 November 2008) |
| Preceded by | National Awami Party through National Awami Party (Wali) |
| Ideology | Socialism Secularism Marxism Democratic socialism Social democracy Progressivism Minority rights |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Party flag | |
History edit
National Awami Party (Muzaffar) traces its origin to a split of the National Awami Party into two factions, one pro-China and one pro-Moscow. The pro-Moscow fraction was National Awami Party (Wali), led by Khan Abdul Wali Khan, and the pro-China was called National Awami Party (Bhashani), led by Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani. Muzaffar Ahmed was a leader of the National Awami Party (Wali) in East Pakistan. After the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the East Pakistan branch of National Awami Party (Wali) became an independent party; the National Awami Party (Muzaffar).[3]
The party participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War, through the NAP-CPB-Chhatra Union Guerrilla Bahini.[4] Muzaffar was an organizer of the guerrilla force.[4]
In 1991 Bangladeshi general election NAP(Muzaffar) won one seat when Md. Abdul Hafiz beat Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate Kazi Faruque Kader by 103 votes in Nilphamari-4 constituency. After that they never won a seat in any general election.
Electoral registry edit
The party is registered with the Bangladesh Election Commission as "Bangladesh National Awami Party", and its election symbol is a house.[5] The central party office is located in Dhanmondi Hawkers Market, Dhaka.[5]
Electoral performance edit
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position Votes | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Muzaffar Ahmed | 1,569,299 | 8.32% | 0 / 300 | N/A | 2nd | Extra-parliamentary |
| 1979 | 432,514 | 2.24% | 1 / 300 | 1 | 6th | Opposition | |
| 1986 | 202,520 | 0.71% | 2 / 300 | 1 | 9th | Opposition | |
| 1988 | Boycotted | 2 | N/A | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| 1991 | 259,978 | 0.76% | 1 / 300 | 1 | 10th | Opposition | |
| 1996 (Feb) | Boycotted | 1 | N/A | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| 1996 | 3,620 | 0.01% | 0 / 300 | 0 | 25th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2001 | 3,801 | 0.01% | 0 / 300 | 0 | 19th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2008 | 24,141 | 0.03% | 0 / 300 | 0 | 22nd | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2014 | 7,120 | 0.04% | 0 / 300 | 0 | 8th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2018 | 8,367 | 0.01% | 0 / 300 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary | ||
References edit
- ^ ""I am only making a modest contribution to the struggle of my people"". The Daily Star. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Chowdhury, Abdur Rahman. "Muzaffer Ahmed - a tribute". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Das, Ranjit Kumar. "National Awami Party". Banglapedia. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b New Age. CPB recalls Muzaffar
- ^ a b Bangladesh Election Commission. নিবন্ধিত রাজনৈতিক দল