This article lists political parties in People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Since the restoration of parliamentary democracy in 1991, Bangladesh has a fading two-party system, which means that two political parties dominate the general elections centrist Awami League (AL) and centre-right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of another party.
Although the AL and BNP dominated Bangladeshi politics for a long time, the two are currently leading coalitions of like-minded parties, with the AL leading the left-of-centre parties and the BNP rallying the right-of-centre parties.[1]
A party is recognised as a registered party only if it fulfils one of the conditions listed below:[2]
- A party needs to secure at least one seat with its electoral symbol in two previous parliamentary elections.
- Securing of five percent of total votes cast in the constituencies in which its candidates took part in any of the aforesaid parliamentary elections.
- It needs to set up a functional central office, by whatever name it may be called with a central committee, having offices at least in one-third administrative districts, and offices at least in 100 upazilas or metropolitan thanas. And the party must have a minimum 200 voters as its members in each upazila.
Parties in the parliament prior to dissolution
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These were all of the political parties that held at least one seat in the Jatiya Sangsad. The 12th Jatiya Sangsad was dissolved on 6 August 2024. This is the state prior to the dissolution.
| Symbol or flag | Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MPs | Political position |
Affiliation | Local government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipalities | Cities | Villages | |||||||||
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Bangladesh Awami League বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ Bangladesh People's League |
1949 | Sheikh Hasina | 271 / 350
|
Debated[a] |  GA
|
136 / 330
|
10 / 12
|
2,187 / 4,562
| ||
|
Jatiya Party (Ershad) জাতীয় পার্টি National Party (Ershad) |
1986 | GM Quader | 13 / 350
|
Right-wing | 1 / 330
|
1 / 12
|
16 / 4,562
| |||
|
Workers Party of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের ওয়ার্কার্স পার্টি |
1980 | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
Rashed Khan Menon | 1 / 350
|
Far-left | GA
|
0 / 330
|
0 / 12
|
2 / 4,562
| |
|
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal জাতীয় সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল National Socialist Party |
1972 | Socialism | Hasanul Haq Inu | 1 / 350
|
Left-wing | GA
|
1 / 330
|
0 / 12
|
2 / 4,562
| |
|
Bangladesh Kalyan Party বাংলাদেশ কল্যাণ পার্টি Bangladesh Welfare Party |
2007 | Welfarism Bangladeshi nationalism Islamic democracy |
Syed Muhammad Ibrahim | 1 / 350
|
Radical centre | 0 / 330
|
0 / 12
|
0 / 4,562
| ||
|
Ganatantri Party গণতন্ত্রী পার্টি Democratic Party |
1990 | Socialism | Arosh Ali | 1 / 350
|
Left-wing | 0 / 330
|
0 / 12
|
0 / 4,562
| ||
|
Independents স্বতন্ত্র |
62 / 350
|
0 / 330
|
1 / 12
|
1,562 / 4,562
| ||||||
Alliances
editThis section's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. (October 2024) |
Grand Alliance
editThe Grand Alliance (মহাজোট) is a coalition government in Bangladesh that formed in 2008 and consisted of the Awami League, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Workers Party and three other parties.
The Liberal Democratic Party left the Grand Alliance before the election and contested independently. It joined the 18 Party Alliance in 2012.
Left Democratic Alliance
editThe Left Democratic Alliance is an alliance of eight leftist political parties including Communist Party of Bangladesh, Socialist Party of Bangladesh, Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh, Revolutionary Communist League of Bangladesh, Ganatantrik Biplobi Party, Bam Gonotantrik Andolon and Ganosamhati Andolan.[6]
Major parties
editSince 1991, due to the two-party system, two major parties, Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party constantly dominate the politics and form government.
Awami League
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party
editThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party, abbreviated as BNP, was founded on 1 September 1978 by Bangladeshi President Ziaur Rahman, politician and physician A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, human rights activist and lawyer Moudud Ahmed and leftist politician Mashiur Rahman as the key people. BNP has won the second, fifth, sixth and eighth national elections and two presidential elections, in 1978 and 1981 respectively. The party also holds the record of being the largest opposition in the history of parliamentary elections of the country with 116 seats in the seventh national election of 1996.[7] The party does not have any representation in the parliament after its boycott of the national election of 2014 which the party had termed a scandalous farce and was marked by a very low turnout.[8]
Registered parties
editThese are all the parties that are currently registered under Election Commission.[9][10]
| R.No. | Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | Political position | Most MP's | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDP | Liberal Democratic Party লিবারেল ডেমোক্রেটিক পার্টি |
2006 | Economic Liberalisation | Oli Ahmed | Centre | 1 (2008) | |
| 2 | JP-M | Jatiya Party (Manju) জাতীয় পার্টি (মঞ্জু) |
2014 | Anwar Hossain Manju | Centre-right | 2 (2014) | ||
| 3 | BSD-ML | Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal বাংলাদেশের সাম্যবাদী দল |
Dilip Barua | Left to Far-left | 0 | |||
| 4 | KSJL | Krishak Sramik Janata League কৃষক শ্রমিক জনতা লীগ |
1999 | Bangabir Kader Siddique | Centre left | 1 (2001) | ||
| 5 | CPB | Communist Party of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি |
1968 | Shah Alam | Far-left | 5 (1991) | ||
| 6 | AL | Bangladesh Awami League বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ |
1949 | Sheikh Hasina | Debated[b] | 306 (2020) | ||
| 7 | BNP | Bangladesh Nationalist Party বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল |
1978 | Khaleda Zia | Centre-right | 278 (1996) | ||
| 8 | GP | Ganatantri Party গণতন্ত্রী পার্টি |
Secularism | Md Arash Ali | 1 (2024) | |||
| 9 | NAP | National Awami Party ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি |
1967 | Socialism | Amina Ahmed | 1 (1979, 1991) | ||
| 10 | WPB | Workers Party of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের ওয়ার্কার্স পার্টি |
1980 | Rashed Khan Menon | Far-left | 6 (2014) | ||
| 11 | BDB | Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh বিকল্পধারা বাংলাদেশ |
2004 | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | Centre | 2 (2018) | ||
| 12 | JP-E | Jatiya Party (Ershad) জাতীয় পার্টি (এরশাদ) |
1986 | GM Quader | Centre-right | 251 (1988) | ||
| 13 | JASAD | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal জাতীয় সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল |
1972 | Socialism | Hasanul Haque Inu | Left-wing | 8 (1979) | |
| 14 | Registration cancelled | |||||||
| 15 | JSD | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab) জাতীয় সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল |
2002 | Socialism | A.S.M Abdur Rab | Left | 4 (1986) | |
| 16 | ZP | Zaker Party জাকের পার্টি |
Khaja Babaism | Mustafa Amir Faisal | Right wing | 0 | ||
| 17 | SPB | Socialist Party of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল |
1980 | Comrade Bazlur Rashid Firoz | Left | 0 | ||
| 18 | BJP | Bangladesh Jatiya Party বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় পার্টি |
2001 | Nationalism | Barrister Andaleeve Rahman Partho | Centre | 4 (2001) | |
| 19 | BTF | Bangladesh Tarikat Federation বাংলাদেশ তরিকত ফেডারেশন |
2005 | Syed Najibul Bashar Maizbhandari | Right-wing | 2 (2014) | ||
| 20 | BKF | Khilafat Andolan বাংলাদেশ খেলাফত আন্দোলন |
1981 | Islamic democracy | Mawlana Ataullah | Right | 0 | |
| 21 | BML | Bangladesh Muslim League বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগ |
1906 | Muslim nationalism | Jubeda Kader Chaudhuri | 20 (1979) | ||
| 22 | NPP | National People's Party ন্যাশনাল পিপলস্ পার্টি |
Sheikh Salauddin Salu | 0 | ||||
| 23 | JUI | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ |
Islamic democracy | Sheikh Zia Uddin | 0 | |||
| 24 | GF | Gano Forum গণফোরাম |
1992 | Secularism | Kamal Hossain | Centre | 2 (2018) | |
| 25 | GF | Gano Front গণফ্রন্ট |
1995 | Secularism | Jakir Hossain | Left wing | 0 | |
| 26 | Registration cancelled | |||||||
| 27 | BDNAP | Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP বাংলাদেশ ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি-বাংলাদেশ ন্যাপ |
2006 | Socialism | Jebel Rahman Ghaani | 0 | ||
| 28 | BJP | Bangladesh Jatiya Party বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় পার্টি |
M. A. Mukit | 0 | ||||
| 29 | Registration cancelled | |||||||
| 30 | IFB | Islamic Front Bangladesh ইসলামিক ফ্রন্ট বাংলাদেশ |
Mujaddedism | Bahadur Shah Mujaddedi | 0 | |||
| 31 | BKP | Bangladesh Kallyan Party বাংলাদেশ কল্যাণ পার্টি |
Sayad Muhammad Ibrahim | 1 (2024) | ||||
| 32 | IOJ | Islami Oikya Jote ইসলামী ঐক্যজোট |
Islamic democracy | Abul Hasnat Amini | 2 (2001) | |||
| 33 | BKM | Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish বাংলাদেশ খেলাফত মজলিস |
1989 | Islamic democracy | Habibur Rahman | 0 | ||
| 34 | IAB | Islami Andolan Bangladesh ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ |
1987 | Syed Rezaul Karim | 0 | |||
| 35 | BIF | Bangladesh Islami Front বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ফ্রন্ট |
1990 | Sunni Sufism | M.A. Matin | 0 | ||
| 36 | Registration cancelled | |||||||
| 37 | BBWP | Bangladesher Biplobi Workers Party বাংলাদেশের বিপ্লবী ওয়ার্কার্স পার্টি |
2004 | Saiful Haq | 0 | |||
| 38 | KM | Khelafat Majlish খেলাফত মজলিস |
1989 | Islamic democracy | Mawlana Mohammad Ishaq | 0 | ||
| 39 | Registration cancelled | |||||||
| 40 | BML | Bangladesh Muslim League বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগ |
Muslim nationalism | A.H.M. Kamruzzaman | 20 (1979) | |||
| 41 | BSM | Bangladesh Sanskritik Muktijot বাংলাদেশ সাংস্কৃতিক মুক্তিজোট |
Secularism | Abdur Razzak Mullah | 0 | |||
| 42 | BNF | Bangladesh Nationalist Front বাংলাদেশ ন্যাশনালিস্ট ফ্রন্ট |
2012 | Secularism | M.A. Abul Kalam Azad | 1 (2014) | ||
| 43 | NDM | Jatiotabadi Ganatantric Andolon জাতীয়তাবাদী গণতান্ত্রিক আন্দোলন |
2017 | Bobby Hajjaj | 0 | |||
| 44 | BC | Bangladesh Congress বাংলাদেশ কংগ্রেস |
2013 | Secularism | Kazi Rezaul Hossain | 0 | ||
| 45 | Grassroots BNP | Grassroots Bangladesh Nationalist Party তৃণমূল বিএনপি |
2015 | Secularism | Nazmul Huda | 0 | ||
| 46 | Insaniyat | Humanity Revolution Bangladesh ইনসানিয়াত বিপ্লব বাংলাদেশ |
2010 | Humanitarian | Allama Imam Hayat | 0 | ||
| 47 | BDJSD | Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal- Bangladesh JASAD বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল-জাসদ |
2023 | Socialism | Sharif Nurul Ambia | Left | 0 | |
| 48 | BNM | Bangladesh Nationalist Movement বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী আন্দোলন |
2023 | Bangladeshi nationalism | Abdur Rahman | Center to Centre-right | 0 | |
| 49 | BSP | Bangladesh Supreme Party বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রিম পার্টি |
2023 | Sufism (Maizbhandarism) | Sayed Saifuddin Ahmed | Right-wing | 0 | |
| 50 | AB Party | Amar Bangladesh Party আমার বাংলাদেশ পার্টি |
2020 | AFM Solaiman Chowdhury | Right-wing | 0 | ||
| 51 | GOP | Gono Odhikar Parishad-GOP গণঅধিকার পরিষদ-জিওপি |
2021 | Progressivism | Nurul Haq Nur | Centre | 0 | |
| 52 | NO | Nagorik Oikko নাগরিক ঐক্য |
2012 | Mahmudur Rahman Manna | Left-wing | 0 | ||
| 53 | GSA | Ganosamhati Andolan গণসংহতি আন্দোলন |
2002 | Egalitarianism | Zonayed Saki | Left-wing | 0 | |
Regional parties
edit| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | Political position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCJSS | Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti পার্বত্য চট্টগ্রাম জনসংহতি সমিতি |
1972 | Autonomy of the indigenous tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts | Shantu Larma | Left-wing | |
| UPDF | United People's Democratic Front ইউনাইটেড পিপলস ডেমোক্রেটিক ফ্রন্ট |
1998 | Autonomy of the indigenous tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts | Prasit Bikash Khisa | Left-wing | |
Outlawed parties
edit| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | Political position | Legal status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maoist Bolshevik Reorganization Movement of the Purba Bangla Sarbahara Party | 2001 | Communism Maoism | Far-left | Outlawed | [11] [12] | |
| Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party | 1971 | Communism Maoism | Anwar Kabir | Far-left | Banned | [13] |
| Purba Banglar Communist Party | 1968 | Communism Maoism | Tipu Biswas | Far-left | Banned | [14] |
| Kuki-Chin National Front | 2008 | Autonomy of Kuki-Chin people | Nathan Bom | Banned | [15][16] |
Unregistered parties
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Notes
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- ^ কমিশনে রাজনৈতিক দলসমূহের নিবন্ধন আইন, ২০২০ [Commission Political Party Registration Act 2020] (PDF). Election Commission of Bangladesh (in Bengali). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b Hossain, Akram; Mahmudul, Haque (19 October 2021). Survival Strategies of Jamaat as a Religion-Based Political Opponent in Bangladesh. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 105–123. doi:10.1007/978-981-16-4314-9_7. ISBN 978-981-16-4314-9. S2CID 239951371.
- ^ a b Khan, Q. M. Jalal (25 June 2021). President Ziaur Rahman: Legendary Leader of Bangladesh. Writers Republic LLC. ISBN 9781637285749.
- ^ a b Ruud, Arild; Hasan, Mubashar (18 October 2021). Masks of Authoritarianism Hegemony, Power and Public Life in Bangladesh. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. p. 112. ISBN 9789811643149.
- ^ "Leftist parties form new Left Democratic Alliance as general election nears". bdnews24.com. 19 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Election Results". Bangladesh Election Commission. 10 April 2008.
- ^ "Bangladesh's ruling Awami League wins boycotted poll". BBC News. 6 January 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Election Commission".
- ^ "Bangladesh Election Commission".
- ^ "5 killed in series of 'gunfights'". Prothomalo. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Report, Star Online (2015-11-05). "3 killed in separate 'gunfights'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Regional Information Base on Terrorism :: Terrorism news, Chronology, Organization Profiles". 2012-02-22. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) Terrorist Group, Bangladesh". www.satp.org. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "Who are these Kuki-Chin armies in the CHT?". 2023-04-10. Archived from the original on 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "In Chattogram Hill Tracts, a new group of armed insurgents is making waves. Who are they?". 2024-05-02. Archived from the original on 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ "নতুন দল বাংলাদেশের সাম্যবাদী আন্দোলনের আত্মপ্রকাশ (English: Public Appearance of New Party Communist Movement of Bangladesh)". Banglanews24.com. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2024.