Jatiya Party (Zafar)

The Jatiya Party (Kazi Zafar) is a political party in Bangladesh. The party was formed as the result of a disagreement regarding the Jatiya Party led by Hussain Muhammad Ershad.

History

Jatiya Party leader Hussain Muhammad Ershad had suspended Kazi Zafar Ahmed in 2013, for participation in a Hefazat-e-Islam rally in Motijheel.[1] A few hours later, Ahmed tried to expel Ershad from the Jatiya Party,[2] after which he formed his own faction of Jatiya Party.[3] Ahmed criticised Ershad for Jatiya Party's partition at the Awami League-facilitated 2014 Bangladeshi general elections.[4]

Golam Moshi joined the Kazi Zafar faction of Jatiya Party.[5] On 20 December 2013, Ahmed was elected as chairman of the party. On 25 January 2014, the faction joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led 20 Party Alliance.[3][6][7]

After Ahmed's death in August 2015, TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury and Mostafa Jamal Haider were appointed the chairman and general-secretary respectively. After Chowdhury's death in December 2018, Haider became the new chairman.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Aim was to oust govt". The Daily Star. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  2. ^ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. pp. ix. ISBN 9780810874534.
  3. ^ a b "Kazi Zafar passes away". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  4. ^ "Ershad back-flips". The Daily Star. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  5. ^ "Govt names Raushon's political secretary Golam Moshi Ambassador to Saudi Arabia". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  6. ^ কাজী জাফরের নেতৃত্বে নতুন জাতীয় পার্টি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 20 December 2013. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  7. ^ কাজী জাফর আহমেদের বর্ণাঢ্যময় রাজনৈতিক জীবন [Colorful political life of Kazi Zafar Ahmed]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  8. ^ জাতীয় পার্টির প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকীর আলোচনা সভায় বক্তারা দেশের মানুষ আজ কঠিন সময়ে আছে. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-04-12.