Dhaka, April 25 -- With the slogan - We will build a nation of justice, the name of the party was announced officially at a programme held at the InterContinental Dhaka on Friday morning.

Film actor and road safety campaigner Ilias Kanchan has launched a new political party named Janata Party Bangladesh (JPB).

With the slogan, "Gorbo Mora Insafer Desh" (We will build a nation of justice), the name of the party was disclosed at a programme held at the InterContinental Dhaka on Friday morning.

Ilias Kanchan is the chairman of the party while former Jatiya Press Club president Shawkat Mahmud, who was also a vice-chairman of the BNP, holds the post of secretary general.

At the event, Shawkat announced the party's name officially and read ...