National Awami Party (Bhashani)


National Awami Party is a left wing political party in Bangladesh.

History

National Awami Party was established on 30 November 1967 when National Awami Party split into two different fractions. The pro-Moscow fraction was National Awami Party, led by Khan Abdul Wali Khan, and the pro-China 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 United People's Party. Following this split, Bhashani resigned from post of Party President.