Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Matsyajeebi Dal

Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Matsyajeebi Dal is the fisherman wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. It follows the ideology and advice of its founder, Ziaur Rahman.

History

On 29 January 1979, President Ziaur Rahman formed an organisation named the 'Jatiotabadi Jele Dal'.
On 1 September 1993, the name of the organisation was changed to 'Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Matsyajeebi Dal' in the 4th national council of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the group was further changed during the 1991-1996 BNP-led government under then Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
On November 2024, clashes between two factions of BNP resulted in the death of a former local Matsyajeebi Dal leader in Pabna Sadar Upazila.
On February 2025, an Matsyajeebi Dal office was vandalized and Its local leader's house was looted in Satkhira.