Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh)

The Liberal Democratic Party (Bengali: লিবারেল ডেমোক্রেটিক পার্টি) is a political party in Bangladesh.^[4] The party was formed after abolishing Bikolpo Dhara on 26 October 2006 by former President of Bangladesh A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, Oli Ahmad Bir Bikram, and 24 other former members of parliament and ministers from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).^[5]

Liberal Democratic Party লিবারেল ডেমোক্রেটিক পার্টি
Leader	Oli Ahmed
President	Oli Ahmed[1]
Secretary-General	Redwan Ahmed[2][3]
Executive President	Jahanara Begum
Founded	26 October 2006 (18 years ago) (2006-10-26)
Registered	01
Headquarters	29/B, East Panthapath, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1208
Ideology	Liberalism (Bangladeshi) Social liberalism
Political position	Centre
National affiliation	18 Party Alliance (present) Grand Alliance (past)
International affiliation	None
Colours	Black
Seats in the Jatiyo Sangshad	0 / 300
Election symbol
Website
ldp-bangladesh.com
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Soon after its formation B. Chowdhury left LDP with his followers back to Bikalpa Dhara again. Thereafter, Oli Ahmad was elected as president and former speaker Sheikh Razzak Ali as executive president of the party. From its inception LDP was an ally of the Grand Alliance.

However, before the 2008 election, LDP came out of the grand alliance and contested the elections on their own. President of LDP Oli Ahmed won for the sixth time from Chittagong-13. In 2012, LDP joined the 18 Party Alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

For the 2018 election, the LDP was then part of the Jukto Front alliance, along with the Krishak Sramik Janata League and the Islamic Party of Bangladesh.^[6]

Election results

Jatiya Sangsad elections

Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
2008	Oli Ahmed	191,679	0.27%	1 / 300	New	8th	Coalition
2014		Boycotted		0 / 300	1	—	Extra-parliamentary
2018		25,152	0.03%	0 / 300	0	17th	Extra-parliamentary

References

1. Hasan, Rashidul (22 December 2016). "LDP for enactment of law to form EC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
2. সংবাদ বিজ্ঞপ্তির জন্য এলডিপিকে যেতে হয় কম্পিউটারের দোকানে. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali).
3. বিএনপিতে একীভূত হতে চায় এলডিপি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 February 2014.
4. "22 parties get registration; 47 rejected". The Daily Star.
5. "Dissidents quit Bangladesh's ruling party, alleging corruption". International Herald Tribune. 26 October 2006.
6. "IFES Election Guide | Elections: Bangladesh National Parliament 2018". www.electionguide.org. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

External links

• Official website