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22-537: (Redirected from Jatiyo Party ) Jatiya Party is the name of four political parties in Bangladesh: Jatiya Party (Ershad) Jatiya Party (Manju) Bangladesh Jatiya Party , previously known as the Jatiya Party (Naziur) Jatiya Party (Zafar) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

44-507: A January 2018 cabinet reshuffle, he moved from the Ministry of Environment and Forest to become the Minister for Water Resources . In April 2007, as part of the caretaker government's anti-graft crackdown, National Board of Revenue (NBR) directed all the banks to submit transaction data of 71 individuals including Manju, his wife and his four daughters. According to NBR, Manju bought a BMW using

66-441: A new political alliance with 14 other parties. For the next general election however, the Jatiya Party under HM Ershad formed a 58 party grand alliance of its own. Of the 58 parties, only Jatiya Party and Bangladesh Islamic Front have registration with the election commission as of 2017. On 31 October 2024, A group of protesters under the banner of "Anti-Fascism Student, Worker, and People's Movement" vandalised and burned down

88-615: A vocal opponent of Ershad's introduction of religious references to the Constitution of Bangladesh . He objected to the declaration of Islam as the state religion of Bangladesh and warned that such an assault on secularism constitutes a slippery slope that would erode Bangladesh's successes as a progressive society. From 1996 to 2001, he served as Minister of Communications (1996–2001) in Sheikh Hasina 's government. Hossain negotiated Jatiya Party 's extension of support to Sheikh Hasina's party,

110-522: Is a political party in Bangladesh . The current chairman of the party is Ghulam Muhammed Quader . On 3 January 2019, the party announced its decision to join the Bangladesh Awami League -led Grand Alliance after having been in opposition for the previous parliamentary term. However, the party backtracked the next day and announced that it intended to remain part of the opposition. The party

132-650: The Awami League , to form a national government. He is Chairman of Jatiya Party (JP-Manju). He led the faction of the Jatiya Party that rejected the 1994 decision of the Party leader Ershad to align the Party with Khaleda Zia 's Bangladesh National Party (BNP) . He was a Presidium Member of Jatiya Party (1986–1994). Manju's public service also include positions in the legislative branch of government . He served as Member of Parliament in Bangladesh for five consecutive terms. He

154-569: The BNP and the Awami League , boycotted the election. Ershad resigned in December 1990 in the face of rising protest and international pressure. Ershad handed power over to Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed , on 6 December 1991. Ershad was arrested, and his deputy, Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury became the acting chairman. On 27 February 1991 national election, the Jatiya Party won the third largest number of seats, 35 seats in

176-527: The 2001 parliamentary election the fraction led by Ershad won 14 seats, while the fraction led by Anwar Hossain won one seat. 2014 Election was a controversial election for Jatiya Party where Ershad's spokesperson Bobby Hajjaj publicly declared that Jatiya Party would not participate in the election. After the 2014 election, Ershad became the special envoy of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the Bangladesh Awami League led government. Jatiya Party became

198-501: The Jatiya Party won 153 seats in the national elections. The election was viewed as neither neutral nor fair. On 15 October 1986, Ershad was elected President of Bangladesh. Protests for democracy gained momentum in 1987. Consequently, Ershad dissolved the Jatiya Sangsad on 6 December 1987. In the elections for the fourth Jatiya Sangsad held on 3 March 1988, the Jatiya Party secured 251 seats, while other major political parties, including

220-653: The central office of Jatiya Party in Bijoynagar, Dhaka . In light of the 12th General Elections , the party is being subject to staunch criticisms by Saquib Rahman, Editor of Progress Magazine and Senior Lecturer of Law at North South University . Anwar Hossain Manju Anwar Hossain Manju (born 9 February 1944) is a Bangladeshi politician who is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing Pirojpur-2 constituency which consists of Kawkhali , Bhandaria and Zianagar upazilas until January 2024. He

242-643: The general secretary. Ershad formed a second political party, Jatiya Front, under the Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician Shah Azizur Rahman , with members of Janadal and Muslim League, the Ganatantri Dal , United Peoples Party. Moudud Ahmed , and Anwar Hossain Manju joined Jatiya Front. The front was dissolved in six months and a new political party called Jatiya Party was formed on 1 January 1986 with Ershad as its chairman. On 7 May 1986 elections,

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264-406: The opposition party and Rowshan Ershad , Ershad's wife, became the leader of the opposition. Despite being in the opposition party some leaders of Jatiya Party are also in the government cabinet. In January 2016, Ershad's brother, GM Quader , was made vice chairman of the party. In April 2016 Ershad appointed Rowshan as the vice-chairman of the party. In March 2017, Ershad indicated he might form

286-605: The other shareholders of Ittefaq, Manju assumed the position of editor and publisher in July 2010. Manju is also a businessman. His enterprise positions include founder, the Aegis Holdings Group. He is also chairman of the board, MAST Packaging Ltd. & Zenith Packaging Ltd., one of the most notable packaging firms in Bangladesh with an international clientele including the British-American Tobacco Company . In

308-518: The parliament. Jatiya Party won 32 seats in the parliamentary elections held on 12 June 1996 under the caretaker government (CTG). Jatiya Party joined the Bangladesh Awami League led cabinet. Anwar Hossain Manju, the secretary general of Jatiya, was included in the cabinet of Sheikh Hasina as Minister of Communication. Jatiya party splintered in three groups by 2000, this fraction was led by General Ershad, another led by Anwar Hossain Manju and Bangladesh Jatiya Party led by Naziur Rahman Manzur . In

330-496: The parliamentarian membership privilege of importing duty-free cars. On 24 March 2008, Manju and his wife were charged by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for amassing wealth illegally and concealing information in their wealth statement. According to the complaint filed in October 2007, Manju owned property worth Tk 17.1 crore which was disproportionate to his income and he also had concealed information of wealth worth Tk 4.22 crore in

352-579: The statement submitted to the ACC. Manju's wife was made an accused in the case for abetting her husband. On 26 June 2007, Manju was sentenced to five years of imprisonment and fined Tk 10,000 for possessing 21 bottles of liquor at his Dhanmondi residence. Manju was sent to jail on surrender in a graft case. In August 2010, the High Court cleared the 13-year-jail term sentenced by the lower court and in November 2015,

374-657: The title Jatiya Party . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jatiya_Party&oldid=1242023980 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Political party disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jatiya Party (Ershad) The Jatiya Party ( Bengali : জাতীয় পার্টি , romanized :  Jatiyo Party , lit.   ' National Party ' ; JaPa or JP(E) )

396-617: Was elected a member of Jatiya Sangsad a total of seven times. He is a former Minister of Water Resources , Minister of Communications as Communications Transport and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resource . Manju was born in the present-day Pirojpur District of Bangladesh. He is a graduate of the University of Dhaka where he completed his honors in geography with physics and mathematics. He pursued further studies in international relations at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Manju

418-759: Was elected five times to Parliament in 1986, 1988, 1991, 1996, and 2001 to represent the Bhandaria-Kaukhali constituency in the district of Pirojpur in the National Parliament. The mandate of the last Parliament expired in 2006, putting into place a caretaker government (CTG). Manju served as the editor and publisher of The Daily Ittefaq from 1972 to 2007. The newspaper is the first Bangla vernacular newspaper founded by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani and Yar Mohammad Khan . Meanwhile, Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah worked as an editor. Following an agreement with

440-610: Was established by a retired army officer, Hussain Mohammad Ershad on 1 January 1986. He was the Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army . He had seized power through a coup d'état on 24 March 1982 . He ruled the country as chief martial law administrator till December 1983. Politics was banned during the state of emergency imposed by Ershad, when Justice A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury was appointed President of Bangladesh . The Janadal Party

462-409: Was formed under the leadership of A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury , through Ershads declaration of the 19-point programme on 17 March 1983. Chowdhury announced the formation of Janadal on 27 November 1983. Chowdhury was the convenor and MA Matin as general secretary. When Ershad became president, Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury was named chairman and Riazuddin Ahmed (also known as Bhola Mia, in his area)

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484-456: Was the minister of energy and mineral resource of Bangladesh from 1985 to 1988 under Hossain Mohammad Ershad . As Energy Minister, his achievements include the augmentation of energy generation from 700 to 2,500 megawatts, and the launching of the major public works project of the Jamuna Bridge . Hossain then served as Minister of Communications (1988–1990) for Ershad's government. Manju was

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