18 Party Alliance

The 18 Party Alliance is an alliance of some Bangladeshi political parties led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and other right wing parties. It was formed on 18 April 2012 in Dhaka, extending its predecessor the Four Party Alliance.^[1] The 18 Party Alliance is formed as an effort to strengthen the anti-government movement demanding restoration of the caretaker government system. The major rival of this alliance is the Grand Alliance led by Awami League which came into power after the election in 2008.

Members

1. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
2. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
3. Liberal Democratic Party - LDP
4. Islami Oikya Jote
5. Khelafat Majlish
6. Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP
7. Jatiya Ganatantrik Party-JAGPA
8. Bangladesh Kalyan Party
9. National People's Party-NPP
10. Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP
11. Jamiote-Olamaye-Islam Bangladesh
12. National Democratic Party-NDP
13. Bangladesh Labour Party
14. Bangladesh Muslim League
15. Bangladesh Islamic Party
16. National Awami Party (NAP-Bhasani)
17. Democratic League-DL
18. Bangladesh People's League^[2]
19. Jatiya Party (one part)

Component parties

1. Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Chairperson : Begum Khaleda Zia Secretary Genarel : Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

1. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Amir : Makbul Ahmed Secretary Genarel : Moulana Rafiqul Huq

1. Liberal Democratic Party-LDP

Chairmen : Dr. Colonel (R) Oli Ahmed, Bir Bikrom Secretary Genarel : Dr. Redwan Ahmed

1. Islami Oikya Jote

Chairmen :Mufti Fazlul Haq Amini Secretary Genarel : Moulana Abdul Latif Nezami

1. Khelafat Majlish

Amir : Moulana Mohammad Ishaq Secretary Genarel : Dr. Ahmed Abdul Kader

1. Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP

Chairman : Andaleeve Rahman

1. Jatiya Ganatantrik Party-JAGPA

Party President : Safiul Alam Pradhan General Secretary : Khandakar Lutfor Rahman

1. Bangladesh Kalyan Party

Chairman : Colonel Syed Mohammad Ibrahim, Bir Protik Secretary General : Abdul Maleq Chowdhury

1. National People's Party-NPP

Chairman : Sheikh Saokat Hossen Nilu Secretary Generel : Dr. Fariduzzaman Farhad

1. Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP

Chairman : Jebel Rahman Ghanni Secretary General : M. Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan

1. Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh
2. National Democratic Party-NDP
3. Bangladesh Labour Party
4. Bangladesh Muslim League
5. Bangladesh Islamic Party
6. National Awami Party (NAP-Bhasani)
7. Democratic League-DL
8. Bangladesh People's League ^[3]

See also

• Bangladeshi nationalism
• Politics of Bangladesh
• List of political parties in Bangladesh
• Hartal in Bangladesh

References

External links

• Bangladesh Nationalist Party (Official Website)

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