18 Party Alliance

18 Party Alliance ১৮ দলীয় ঐক্যজোট
Leader	Begum Khaleda Zia (Bangladesh Nationalist Party)
Founded	April 18, 2012 (2012-04-18)
Preceded by	Four Party Alliance
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ideology	Bangladeshi nationalism
Seats in the Jatyo Sangshad	0 / 300
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The 18 Party Alliance is an alliance of some Bangladeshi political parties led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and other right wing parties. It was formed on 18 April 2012 in Dhaka, extending its predecessor the Four Party Alliance.^[1] The 18 Party Alliance is formed as an effort to strengthen the anti-government movement demanding restoration of the caretaker government system. The major rival of this alliance is the Grand Alliance led by Awami League which came into power after the election in 2008.

History

Begum Khaleda Zia, former Bangladesh Prime Minister and chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and 18 Party Alliance

The Four Party Alliance was a political grouping in the Jatiyo Sangshad, or National Assembly of Bangladesh. It was formed in 1999^[2] for the 2001 election, and consisted of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Jatiya Party (Manju), and Islami Oikya Jote. The alliance won a substantial majority in 2001, but was heavily defeated by the Grand Alliance of Bangladesh in 2008. On 18 April 2012, the Four Party Alliance was extended and took the new name 18 Party Alliance.^[3]

Bangladeshi general election, 2001

Total seats: 300

Four Party Alliance : 214

Bangladesh Awami League: 62

Jatiya Party (Ershad): 14

Independents and others : 14

Bangladeshi general election, 2008

Total seats: 300

Four Party Alliance : 33

Grand Alliance: 263

Independents and others : 04

Members

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Liberal Democratic Party - LDP
Islami Oikya Jote
Khelafat Majlish
Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP
Jatiya Ganatantrik Party-JAGPA
Bangladesh Kalyan Party
National People's Party-NPP
Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP
Jamiote-Olamaye-Islam Bangladesh
National Democratic Party-NDP
Bangladesh Labour Party
Bangladesh Muslim League
Bangladesh Islamic Party
National Awami Party (NAP-Bhasani)
Democratic League-DL
Bangladesh People's League^[4]

References

External links

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (Official Website)

Political parties in Bangladesh

Current coalitions	Grand Alliance 18 Party Alliance

Former coalitions	14 Party Alliance Four Party Alliance

Major parties	Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jatiya Party

Minor parties	Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh) Jatiya Party (Manju) Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist) (Barua) Krishak Sramik Janata League Communist Party of Bangladesh National Awami Party Workers Party of Bangladesh Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Bangladesh Jatiya Party – BJP Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Gano Forum Progressive Democratic Party (Bangladesh) Bangladesh Freedom Party Bangladesh National Awami Party Bangladesh Jatiya Party Islamic Front Bangladesh Islami Oikya Jote Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish Islami Andolan Bangladesh Bangladesh Islamic Front Khelafat Majlish

Regional parties	Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti United People's Democratic Front

Defunct parties	Nagorik Shakti

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