Grassroots BNP

Grassroots Bangladesh Nationalist Party (Bengali: তৃণমূল বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল/তৃণমূল বিএনপি), more commonly known as Grassroots BNP or Trinamool BNP, is a political party in Bangladesh founded by former minister Barrister Nazmul Huda in 2015.[2] The party is the fourth to be founded by Huda, and the second to get registered by the Election Commission (EC). Huda first founded BNF after leaving Bangladesh Nationalist Party-BNP, although he was later expelled from BNF. The BNP and some other observers consider Trinamool BNP to be secret strategically used by the ruling party to show citizens it as a 'alternative BNP' if BNP boycotts election.[3] Although, Trinamool BNP had tried to join ruling Grand Alliance publicly in the past.[4][5]

Grassroots Bangladesh Nationalist Party
তৃণমূল বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল
AbbreviationGrassroots BNP
ChairpersonJahangir Hossain (Co-Chairman; de jure)
General SecretaryAkkas Ali Khan (acting)
FounderNazmul Huda
Founded20 November 2015
Registered45 (16 February 2023)[1]
Split fromBangladesh Nationalist Party-BNP
Headquarters15/C (16th floor), 33 Topkhana Road, Paltan, Dhaka[1]
Ideology
Colors  Bush green
Slogan"Shustho Rajniti- Shushashoner Bhitti" (Bengali)
"Sound politics- Foundation of good governance"
Election symbol
"Shonali Aash"
(Golden fibre)

The party struggled to get registration from the EC, and the issue even went to the courts.[6] Although as the 2018 general election got held and the party couldn't participate because of being unregistered to EC, the issue became insignificant and remained unsolved. Later on, the party got registered by the EC in February 2023 following a court verdict ahead of the 12th general election, and the party started preparation to start political activities again.[3] Although within 3 days of being registered, the party's chief Nazmul Huda died, making the party's future uncertain.[7][8][9][10]

Grassroots BNP's founder Barrister Nazmul Huda in a television interview in April 2017

History

Ideology

Bangladeshi Nationalism, Secularism

References
  1. "নিবন্ধন পেলো 'তৃণমূল বিএনপি'" ['Trinamool BNP' gets registration]. Ekattor TV (in Bengali). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. "Nazmul Huda floats new party, calls it 'Trinamool BNP'". Bdnews24. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. Topon, Saifur Rahman (18 December 2022). "তৃণমূল বিএনপির 'সময়োচিত' প্রত্যাবর্তন!" [Trinamool BNP's 'opportune' return!]. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. "Nazmul Huda's Trinamool BNP, eight other parties 'joining' Awami League-led coalition". Bdnews24. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. Chowdhury, Pavel Haider (27 July 2018). "AL looking forward to rope parties to counter BNP". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. "আদালতের আদেশে ইসির নিবন্ধন পাচ্ছে 'তৃণমূল বিএনপি'" ['Trinamool BNP' to get EC's registration in court's order]. The Business Standard (in Bengali). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  7. "Former BNP leader Nazmul Huda dies aged 80". The Financial Express. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  8. "নাজমুল হুদা, জাগদল থেকে তৃণমূল বিএনপি" [Nazmul Huda, from JaGoDal to Grassroots BNP]. RTV (in Bengali). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  9. "তিনদিন আগেই নিবন্ধন পেয়েছিল নাজমুল হুদার তৃণমূল বিএনপি" [Nazmul Huda's Trinamool BNP did get registration only three days ago]. GoNews24 (in Bengali). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  10. Noyon, Al Masud (20 February 2023). "তৃণমূল বিএনপির কী হবে?" [What will happen to Grassroots BNP?]. Bangla Insider (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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