The prime minister of Bangladesh,officially prime minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh,is the chief executive of the government of Bangladesh. The prime minister and the cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Parliament,to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The prime minister is ceremonially appointed by the president of Bangladesh.
The Jatiya Sangsad,often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as the House of the Nation,is the supreme legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats,including 50 seats reserved exclusively for women. Elected occupants are called members of Parliament,or MPs. The 12th national parliamentary election was held on 7 January 2024. Elections to the body are held every five years,unless a parliament is dissolved earlier by the President of Bangladesh. On 6 August 2024,President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved parliament after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina and ordered to form an interim government.
Abdul Kader Siddique is a Bangladeshi politician. He served as a Mukti Bahini member and organizer of the Bangladesh War of Independence. He fought with an estimated 17,000-strong guerrilla force in the Tangail region against the Pakistan Army. The army was called Kaderia Bahini. At the end of the war in 1971,Siddique's forces entered Dhaka along with the Indian forces,signaling the end of the war. He was awarded Bir Uttom by the Government of Bangladesh. Since 1999,he has been serving as the leader of his newly formed party,the Krishak Sramik Janata League.
The Krishak Sramik Janata League is a political party in Bangladesh formed by Bangabir Kader Siddiqui,a renowned war hero who led the Kaderia Bahini during the Bangladesh's Liberation War of 1971,after he left Awami League in 1999. Although,the party adopted the Mujibist ideology,which is the ideology of Awami League,the party of Sheikh Mujib. The district of Tangail,which was headquarters of the Kaderia Bahini,is known as the "stronghold" of the party.
Saber Hossain Chowdhury,OF is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-9 constituency during 2008–2024. He was the president of Inter-Parliamentary Union from 2014 to 2017. He is a former president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. He received the Order of Friendship,Russia's highest state decoration.
Kalihati is an upazila of Tangail District,Dhaka Division,Bangladesh.
Kader Bahini was an independent militia created during the Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971,the other being Mukti Bahini. It was named after its leader,Kader Siddique.
Tofail Ahmed is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a 7-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Bhola-1,Bhola-2 and Bakerganj-1 constituencies during 1973–2024. Previously he served as the Minister of Commerce and Minister of Industries of the Government of Bangladesh.
Obaidul Quader is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who has been the General Secretary of the party since October 2016. He was the Minister of Road Transport and Bridges during 2011–2024 and represented the Noakhali-5 Jatiya Sangsad member during 2009–2024. He is also the Media Adviser for the Bangladesh Awami League and regularly conducts press conferences on their behalf. Previously,he served as the State Minister for Youth and Sports between 1996 and 2001.
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad. The result was another landslide victory for the Awami League-led Grand Alliance led by Sheikh Hasina. The elections were marred by violence,and were widely considered by opposition politicians and the international community to be rigged.
Shamsul Hoque Tuku is a Bangladeshi politician from the Awami League party and former deputy speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad. He also served as the Minister of Home Affairs in the Second Hasina ministry.
Abdul Matin Khasru was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-5 constituency during 1991–1995,1996–2001 and 2009–2021. He served in the first Hasina cabinet as Minister of Law and Justice from 1997 until 2001.
Abul Hasan Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi politician. He served as the State Minister of Foreign Affairs and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-1 constituency for two terms.
Tangail-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Anupam Shahjahan Joy of the Awami League.
Tangail-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Abdul Latif Siddiqui.
Hasan Imam Khan,also known as Sohel Hazari,is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Member of Parliament from Tangail-4. He is the former chairman of Kalihati upazila.
Laila Siddiqui is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament for Tangail-4.
Anupam Shahjahan Joy is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-8 constituency.
M. Abdul Latif is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-11 and Chittagong-10 constituencies.
Mawlana Muhammad Husam-ud-Din Chowdhury is a Prominent Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and author. Youngest Son of The Prominent Sufi Saint Shams-ul-Ulama Allamah Muhammad Abdul Latif Chowdhury Fultali (R.A) and Grandson of The Prominent Hanafi Faqih Mufti Mawlana Muhammad Abdul Majid Chowdhury Naqshbandi Mujaddidi (R.A). He was former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from Sylhet-5. Mawlana Muhammad Husam-ud-Din Chowdhury Fultali serves as the President of Bangladesh Anjumane Al Islah.
