Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj) was a socialist political party in Bangladesh.

History

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal was established in 1972 following a split in

Bangladesh Chhatra League The Bangladesh Chhatra League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ছাত্রলীগ; translation: Bangladesh Students' League; BSL), formerly known as the East Pakistan Student League, often simply called the Chhatra League, is a students' p ...

. The party split twice during the term of President Ziaur Rahman. It split again during the reign of President Hussain Mohammad Ershad, forming

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal ( bn, জাতীয় সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল, 'National Socialist Party') is a political party in Bangladesh. It was formed in 2002, through a split from the original Jatiya Samajtantrik Da ...

, led by A. S. M. Abdur Rab, and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Siraj), led by

Shajahan Siraj Shajahan Siraj (1 March 1943 – 14 July 2020) was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the vice chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). As a student, he was involved with the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was one of the founders o ...

References

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