Hawa Bhaban

Hawa Bhaban (also rendered as Hawa Bhavan, Hawa Bhawan) is the political office of the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and monitors party affairs on the chair's behalf. It was viewed as an "alternate power house" in Bangladesh when BNP was in power. It became controversial during the 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis when the party joint secretary was Tareq Rahman. Some government officials maintained regular contact with viya (Tareq) to manipulate administrative matters such as promotion, posting, appointment etc. in different ministries and divisions. This resulted in a parallel government being administered from Hawa Bhaban.