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Jatiya Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (117 words) |
 | The Jatiya Party (Ershad) (National Party (Ershad)) is a political party in Bangladesh. |
| It is a faction of the original Jatiya Party, that was founded by the military dictator Hossain Mohammad Ershad. |
| Currently the Jatiya Party (Ershad) is the fourth largest party in Parliament; with 14 seats out of 300 available; and got a 7.5% share of the vote at the 2001 general election. |
| Politics of Bangladesh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2841 words) |
| All major opposition parties refused government overtures to participate in these polls, maintaining that the government was incapable of holding free and fair elections. |
| Jatiya Party president, Ershad, was released from prison on bail in January 1997. |
| Opposition parties have staged an increasing number of nationwide general strikes, rising from 6 days of general strikes in 1997 to 27 days in 1999. |
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