United People's Democratic Front
United People's Democratic Front | ||
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Abbreviation | UPDF | |
President | Prasit Bikash Khisa | |
General Secretary | Rabi Shankar Chakma | |
Founded | 26 December 1998 | |
Headquarters | Seats in the Jatiyo Sangsad 0 / 350 | |
Election symbol | ||
Bow and arrow | ||
Website | ||
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United People's Democratic Front (
Founding
The United People's Democratic Front was founded on 26 December 1998 at a conference in Dhaka. At the end of the conference, a five-member convening committee was formed with Prasit Bikash Khisha as its convener.[citation needed]
In November 2006, Prasit Bikash Khisha was elected to presidency by the party's central committee during a congress in Dhaka. In the same meeting, Rabi Shankar Chakma became the new general secretary.[citation needed]
Elections
The UPDF took part in the eighth national parliamentary elections in 2001 and though failed to win in any of the two seats in CHT it contested, the party received a considerable number of votes cast, to the surprise of many analysts.[citation needed]
History
In July 2021, the party's Joan Chakma led a contingent of Buddhist-
References
- Barnabas Fund. 2 August 2021.
- ^ Dhar, Bijoy (31 July 2021). "4 UPDF members arrested in Rangamati". Dhaka Tribune. Rangamati.