Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal
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Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal- JASAD
জাতীয় সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল |
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| Leader | Hasanul Haq Inu |
| Founder | Kazi Arif Ahamed |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | 35-36 Banglabandhu Avenue, Dhaka |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in the Jatiya Sangsad |
6 / 350
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The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Bengali: জাতীয় সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল, 'National Socialist Party', abbreviated JSD or 'জাসদ', JASAD) is a political party in Bangladesh.
The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD) was formed in 1972 when it split from Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the Bangladesh Awami League, under the leadership of Serajul Alam Khan, M. A. Jalil, ASM Abdur Rab and Shajahan Siraj. It had an armed wing, Gonobahini, led by Colonel Abu Taher and Hasanul Haq Inu, that led a violent left-wing insurgency against the government of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Their aim was to create a classless, socialist state along the Chinese model. This led the government to form the Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini, which killed thousands of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD) activists.
Before the coup of 15 August 1975, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal had planned to detonate a bomb before the Secretariat Building to blow up the vehicle carrying Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
After Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family were assassinated on 15 August 1975, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal leader Abu Taher remarked: "They've made a big mistake. They shouldn't have allowed Sheikh Mujib's burial. Now a shrine will be built there. His body should have been thrown into the Bay of Bengal."
On 7 November 1975, forces loyal to Colonel Abu Taher rescued army chief Ziaur Rahman from house arrest. When Ziaur Rahman realized that the disorder set off by them in the mutiny had to be suppressed firmly if discipline was to be restored in the Bangladesh Army, he declared martial law and cracked down on the Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal by executing Abu Taher and sentencing other leaders to various prison terms.
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