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Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal

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Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal
জাতীয়তাবাদী গণতান্ত্রিক দল
AbbreviationJAGODAL
CoordinatorAbdus Sattar
FounderAbdus Sattar
Founded22 February 1978
Dissolved28 August 1978
Succeeded byBangladesh Nationalist Party
HeadquartersDacca
IdeologyNationalism
Big tent
National affiliationBangladesh Nationalist Front

The Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal (Nationalist Democratic Party) was a political faction of the supporters of the then-president of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman,[1] under the coordination of then-vice president Abdus Sattar Justice. It is considered as the principle predecessor of the modern Bangladesh Nationalist Party that was formed on 1 September 1978.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Chowdhury, Mahfuzul H. (2017-11-01). Democratization in South Asia: Lessons from American Institutions. Routledge. ISBN 9781351773911.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Nationalist Party". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2018-01-24.