Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Krishak Dal

Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Krishak Dal
Formation30 December 1980 (44 years ago) (1980-12-30)
Headquarters80, Bhashani Bhaban, Naya Paltan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Parent organization
Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Krishak Dal (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী কৃষক দল, lit. 'Bangladesh Nationalist Peasants Party') is the farmers wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[1][2][3]

History

Former Bangladeshi President and founding chairman of BNP Ziaur Rahman established Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Krishak Dal on 30 December 1980.[4] The first convening committee was led by Abdus Sattar Justice.[5]

In 1992, Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and Shamsuzzaman Dudu were appointed the president and general secretary of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal.[5]

On 16 May 1998, Krishak Dal committee was formed with Mahbubul Alam Tara as president and Shamsuzzaman Dudu as general secretary.[4] But they joined Awami League and Mojibur Rahman was appointed the president.[4] After Rahman's death, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, was appointed president, who is currently serving as the general secretary of the party.[4]

Krishak Dal held its biennial conference in October 2003 in Nilphamari District.[6] The conference was attended by the president of Krishak Dal, Mojibur Rahman, Asadul Habib Dulu, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, and Shahrin Islam Tuhin.[6] They criticised Awami League and called former President Hussain Muhammad Ershad an emigrant from India and not a "son of the soil".[6]

During the 1/11 crisis, in 2007, The president and organizing secretary of Khulna District unit of Krishak Dal was arrested by the Army.[7]

Mokhlesur Rahman Bacchu, Krishak Dal politician, joined Awami League with 200 followers in 2015; he was facing charged of burning a police station in January 2014.[8] The secretary, Shamsuzzaman Dudu, of Krishak Dal was arrested in April 2015.[9] The vice president of Krishak Dal Khagrachhari District unit, Nazrul Islam, was killed in December.[10]

In 2016, Krishak Dal convener from Jessore District, Kamrul Hasan Nasim, tried to create a splinter faction of BNP called Ashol BNP (lit. 'Real BNP').[11][12][13] In January, Krishak Dal organized an event protesting the filing of a sedition case against by former prime minister Khaleda Zia.[14]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party formed the new convening committee, which has 153 members, of Krishak Dal after a pause of 21 years with Shamsuzzaman Dudu as convener in February 2019.[4] It organized protests demanding the release of chairperson Khaleda Zia.[15] It dissolved the national committee and created a new one for Krishak Dal in 2021.[16] There was some tensions over Hasan Jafir Tuhin bringing in supporters from Pabna during the conference using four buses.[17] Hasan Jafir Tuhin was made the president and Shahidul Islam Babul was appointed the general secretary of Krishak Dal.[18] A 231 member committee was created for Krishak Dal.[19]

Krishak Dal leader Salah Uddin Khan filed a case against police officers and Awami League activists over the death of a Jubodal activist Shahidul Islam in September 2022.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Homage paid to Zia". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Conspiracy on to kill Khaleda". The Daily Star. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Govt tries to purify itself by netting small fishes: Fakhrul". The Daily Star. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Krishak Dal forms convening committee after 21 yrs". New Age (Bangladesh). 27 February 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b প্রতিবেদক, জ্যেষ্ঠ. প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকীর ৪ দিন আগে কৃষক দলের পূর্ণাঙ্গ কমিটি. BDNews24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Opposition conspiracy harming nation". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  7. ^ "BCL GS, 5 other top leaders held in city". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  8. ^ Liton, Shakhawat; Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim (8 July 2015). "Taking refuge in ruling party". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Khaleda's adviser Dudu seeks bail again". The Daily Star. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Krishak Dal leader killed in Khagrachhari". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Ashol BNP driven away from Naya Paltan again". The Daily Star. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Nasim of 'Ashol BNP' seeks talks with PM". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  13. ^ "The curious case of 'Asol BNP'". The Daily Star. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  14. ^ "If elected, BNP to make martyrs' list: Nazrul". The Daily Star. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  15. ^ "BNP announces 12-day programmes for Khaleda's release". The Daily Star. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  16. ^ Molla, Mohammad Al-Masum (4 October 2021). "BNP wants clean slate". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  17. ^ ২২ বছর পর খুলতে যাচ্ছে কৃষক দলের জট. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Fakhrul asks Krishak Dal to unite farmers against 'fascist' government". Dhaka Tribune. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  19. ^ কৃষক দলের পূর্ণাঙ্গ কমিটিতে ঠাঁই পেলেন যারা. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 7 December 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  20. ^ "9 police officers sued over Jubo Dal man's death". The Daily Star. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.


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