Bangladesh Nationalist Party

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is a major political party in Bangladesh, founded in 1978 by Ziaur Rahman. After Rahman's assassination in 1981, Khaleda Zia led the party until her imprisonment in 2018. Currently, Tarique Rahman, their son, serves the party as acting chairperson from London.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল
Abbreviation	BNP
Chairperson	Begum Khaleda Zia Tarique Rahman (Acting Chairperson)[1]
General Secretary	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
Spokesperson	Ruhul Kabir Rizvi
Senior Vice-Chairman	Tarique Rahman
Vice-Chairman	Hafizuddin Ahmed
Founder	Ziaur Rahman
Founded	1 September 1978 (46 years ago) (1978-09-01)
Preceded by	Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal
Headquarters	28/1 Naya Paltan, Dhaka
Newspaper	The Daily Dinkal
Student wing	Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal
Youth wing	Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal
Women's wing	Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal
Farmer wing	Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Krishak Dal
Trade union wing	Bangladesh Jatyatabadi Sramik Dal
Volunteer wing	Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sechchasebak Dal[2]
Cleric wing	Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Olama Dal[3]
Ideology	Big tent Bangladeshi nationalism Liberalism[4][5][6][7] Economic liberalism[8] Indoscepticism[8]
Political position	Center
National affiliation	Bangladesh Nationalist Front (1979) 7 Party Alliance (1991–1999) Jatiya Oikya Front (2018–2019) 20 Party Alliance (1999–2022) 12 Party Alliance (2022–present)[9]
International affiliation	Asia Pacific Democrat Union[10][11]
Colors	Red   Green   Blue (customary) [10][11][12]
Slogan	Bangladesh Zindabad
Anthem	"Bangladesh First" (Prothom Bangladesh)
Seats in Jatiya Sangsad	0 / 350
Mayors in City Corporations	0 / 12
Councillor in City Corporations	23 / 638
Election symbol
Sheaf of Paddy
Party flag
Website
bnpbd.org