Chatrodol,Ahasanullah University of Science and Technology

n the basis of Bangladeshi nationalism and generation of a spirit of self-reliance in the people. The four fundamental principles of State policy i.e. 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 a divided one, divided not only on the basis of political ideology, earmarked as right, center and left, but also on the basis of participation in the WAR OF LIBERATION marked as pro-liberation and anti-liberation forces. As a consequence, all such social forces as the students and teachers, intellectuals and professionals, cultural elite and academics stood divided. The bureaucrats and even the military were affected by the schism. One of the objectives of BNP was to heal this national divisiveness and work as a cementing force among the warring groups and factions so that the nation can work as one organic whole. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has held power in Bangladesh for five separate terms. Amongst its leaders, four have become President of Bangladesh and two have become Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Within the party, power has remained exclusively in the hands of the Zia family, with Begum Khaleda Zia leading the party since the assassination of Ziaur Rahman, her husband and the party's founder. In the 1991 general elections that followed, BNP emerged as the single largest party securing 140 seats in the Parliament and formed the government. The BNP government took initiative in re-introducing parliamentary system of government in Bangladesh. In the general elections of 2001, BNP led 4-party alliance won a landslide victory winning more than two-thirds in the Parliament and formed the government.