GlossaryA.L. Awami League: Opposition party led by Sheikh Hasina Wajed BNP Bangladesh National Party: Ruling party led by Prime Minister Khaleda Zia IOJ Islamic Okye Jyote: Junior partner in ruling coalition; Islamist party K.N. Khatme Nabuwat: International umbrella organization of Islamists dedicated to the preservation of the finality of Mohammads prophethood. J.I. Jamaat-e-Islami: International Wahabi Islamist political movement and name of a political party in Bangladesh. J.P. Jatiyo Party: Minor political party headed by General Ershad, former military ruler.
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