( Bengali: জাতীয়তাবাদী ছাত্রদল
Jatiyôtabadee Chhatrô Dôl ), [1] also known
as J.C.D , is the student wing of the
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). [2] Many
of the top BNP leaders and policy-makers
today were once closely associated with JCD
and developed as student leaders. After the Bangladesh Nationalist Party was
founded by Ziaur Rahman, he realized a
strong student organization was needed t
o
cherish future leaders, and founded Chhatra
Dol on 1 January 1979. Rahman's popularity
as a radical reformer attracted many
students to the organization. As the student
wing of the BNP, Chatra Dal has adopted a
19-point programme, based on the mother
organization's structure and approach. [3]
Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal is led by
a committee, of whom all the members are
students. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was
founded on 1 September 1978 by President
Ziaur Rahman, who had come to power in a
military coup. He wanted to provide more
civilian influence, and on 30 April 1977
initiated a 19-point programme of action. The main objectives of the party have been
the economic development, democratic
advancement, national unity on the basis of
Bangladeshi nationalism and generation of a
spirit of self-reliance in the people. the principles of absolute trust and faith in
the Almighty Allah, nationalism, democracy,
and socialism meaning economic and social
justice, have been its core values. When BNP was established as a political
party, the nation was still divided from the
effects of the Liberation War of 1971, when
it had become independent from Pakistan. Much of society was divided by those who
had favored or opposed independence, and
the mass murders and atrocities had left
many victims. The BNP intended to work to
reconcile the groups and factions. The BNP has held power in Bangladesh for
five separate terms. Among its leaders, four
have become President of Bangladesh, and
two have become Prime Minister of
Bang