National Awami Party (Bhashani)


The National Awami Party was a left wing political party in Bangladesh.

History

The National Awami Party was established on 30 November 1967 when the National Awami Party split into two different fractions. The pro-Moscow fraction was National Awami Party (Wali), led by Khan Abdul Wali Khan, and the pro-Beijing was called National Awami Party, led by Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani. On 17 November 1974, two leaders of the party, Kazi Zafar Ahmed and Rashed Khan Menon, formed a new political party called the United People's Party. Following this split, Bhashani resigned from post of party president. Later, after the military government gave green signal to political activities, it was granted registration in Bangladesh on 21 September 1976.