BanglaCapsule | Bangladesh Nationalist Party Timeline  

1978 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), a new political party was launched with Ziaur Rahman as its chairman.
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1999 5 people were killed during nationwide general strike called by BNP led opposition parties.
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2001 Bangladesh National Party (BNP), calls for a countrywide strike to press the demand for a repeal of the Public Safety Act (PSA) and the immediate resignation of the ruling Awami League government.
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2008 Absolute authority of BNP chairperson to form the party's standing and executive committees has been clipped in its revised constitution.
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