Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal
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The Jatiyatabadi Ganatantrik Dal (Nationalist Democratic Party) was a 1977-78 coalition of the political supporters of the then-President of Bangladesh
Ziaur Rahman
. It was the predecessor of the modern Bangladesh Nationalist Party
that was formed on September 1, 1978.
President of Bangladesh
Since 1991, the President of Bangladesh is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post elected by the parliament. Since 1996, the President's role becomes more important after the term of the government has finished, when his executive authority is enhanced as laid down in the constitution of the...
Ziaur Rahman
Ziaur Rahman
President Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, was a Bangladeshi politician and general, who read the declaration of Independence of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971 on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He later became the seventh President of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1981...
. It was the predecessor of the modern Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party , commonly referred to as the BNP, is the mainstream center-right political party in Bangladesh. BNP ruled Bangladesh total 18 years since her independence, the longest than any other party in Bangladesh...
that was formed on September 1, 1978.