Jatiotabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha
| Formation | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Type | Political, cultural |
| Headquarters | 80, Naya Paltan, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Parent organization | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Jatiotabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha (Bengali: জাতীয়তাবাদী সামাজিক সাংস্কৃতিক সংস্থা, lit. 'Nationalist Social and Cultural Organization'), abbreviated as JASAS,[1] is the cultural wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[2][3]
History
[edit]Jatiotabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha was established in 1978.[4]
In February 2015, Bangladesh Police arrested Singer and JASAS leader, Baby Naznin, near the political office of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[5] The joint general secretary of Zakiganj Upazila unit of JASAS, Sultan Ahmed, went missing in January 2018. A police missing case was filed with the Zakiganj Police Station.[6]
In 2018, Jatiotabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha carried out a signature collection drive to demand the release of former Prime Minister and Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda Zia.[7] In April 2018, a conversation was leaked between the vice chairperson of the party and son of Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman and Mamun Ahmed, Professor of the Biochemistry department of the University of Dhaka and leader of JASAS. In the audio, Tarique Rahman, who is in exile in the United Kingdom, was instructing Mamun to encourage pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party academics to join and support the 2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement.[8]
On 23 November 2019, Bangladesh Nationalist Party approved 184 member committee of the organisation.[9] On 21 February 2021 at a program organised by JASAS, Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called Bangladesh a one party state.[10]
References
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- ^ "BNP: Awami League leaders leading a happy life amid pandemic". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "BNP says not yet ready". New Age (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Uphold Bangladesh's culture before world". The Daily Star. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Singer Baby Naznin held". RisingBD. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "JASAS leader missing in Sylhet | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "BNP says it'll stand by arrested leaders, activists". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Tarique Rahman's phone conversation on quota protests surface on social media". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "BNP approves Jasas full-fledged committee". United News of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ "Bangladesh now 'one-party state' in disguise: BNP". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
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