Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal
Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী মহিলা দল) is the women's wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[1][2][3] Afroza Abbas is the President of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal and general secretary of Sultana Ahemed [4]
History
Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal was established on 9 September 1978.[5]
Shahida Akhter Rita, a Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal politician and the only woman candidate in Jamalpur District, lost the election from Jamalpur-1 in December 2008.[6]
In March 2010, Noor-e-Ara Safa was elected President and Shirin Sultana was elected General Secretary of the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal.[7]
Activists of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal protested in Tangail District on 6 January 2013 protesting the gang rape of a student of Major General Mahmudul Hasan High School.[8]
Bangladesh High Court granted bail to Afroza Abbas and Sultana Ahmed, President and General Secretary of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal on 12 February 2018.[9] Abbas was set to contest the 2018 parliamentary election from Dhaka-9.[10] Abbas is the wife Mirza Abbas, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and former minister.[11] In November 2018, Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists were detained by Bangladesh Police from the residence of Abbas.[12] The President of Chittagong unit of Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal was detained by Bangladesh Police in August 2018 for allegedly provoking students who were protesting.[13]
Ten people were injured in violent fractional clashes of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal in Chittagong in February 2020.[14]
Afroza Abbas, President of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal, told the media that the Awami League government would be washed away by the floods in July 2022.[15] Various district committees of the dal were organized.[16][17][18] Seema Chowdhury, granddaughter of Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, was elected president of Naogaon District unit of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal.[19] On 11 March, 12 members protested outside the organizations central headquarters calling for the removal of Afroza Abbas, President of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Mohila Dal, and subsequently all 12 members were expelled from the organization.[20] Police prevent protests by Mohila Dal regarding inflation at the Jatiya Press Club on 14 March 2022.[21]
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- Report, Star Online (2018-02-12). "Mohila Dal president, secy get HC bail". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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- Report, Star Online (2019-04-08). "HC clears way for Mirza Abbas, his wife to go abroad". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- Report, Star Online (2018-11-18). "BNP claims fresh arrests from Mirza Abbas' house". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- Staff Correspondent. "Ctg Mohila Dal leader detained for 'instigating' students". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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- "রাজশাহী-খুলনা জেলা মহিলা দলের কমিটি বিলুপ্ত ঘোষণা". Bangladesh Journal Online (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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- "নওগাঁ জেলা মহিলা দলের সভাপতি হলেন ভাষানীর নাতনি সীমা". SAMAKAL. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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- "মহিলা দলের বিক্ষোভ মিছিলে পুলিশি বাধার অভিযোগ". jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-07-18.