Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal - J.C.D

Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal also known as J.C.D, is the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).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 to 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. 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.