The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is a major political party in Bangladesh. Founded on 1 September 1978 by Bangladeshi president Ziaur Rahman with a view of uniting people with a nationalist ideology,BNP later became one of the two dominant parties in Bangladesh,along with its archrival Awami League. Initially a big tent centrist party,it later moved towards more right-wing politics.
Begum Khaleda Zia is a Bangladeshi politician,who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006. She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and second female prime minister in the Muslim world,after Benazir Bhutto. She is the widow of one of the former President of Bangladesh,Ziaur Rahman. She is the chairperson and leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since 1984,which was founded by her husband in 1978.
Moudud Ahmed was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a standing committee member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Ahmed was elected as a Jatiya Sangsad member five times from the Noakhali-1 and Noakhali-5 constituencies.
Tarique Rahman,also known as Tarique Zia is a Bangladeshi politician and businessman,who is the acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since February 2018. He is the eldest son of former president Ziaur Rahman and first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia. He is widely seen as a powerful figure in BNP and held several high-profile positions within the party,including the post of senior vice chairman.
Ruhul Quddus Talukder "Dulu" is a Bangladeshi politician,lawyer,former deputy minister,and member of parliament representing the Natore-2 constituency. He is the organising secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Dulu was born in Natore Sadar Upazila,Natore District. He was a regular practitioner lawyer. Along with his legal career,he was also active in politics. In 1977,he joined the BNP's student organisation,Chhatra Dal.
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. It’s more popularly known as ‘The Midnight Election’.
Kazi Zafarullah is a Bangladeshi industrialist and politician. He is a presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League,its central executive committee. He was Member of Parliament from Faridpur-4.
Qamrul Islam is an Awami League politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-2 constituency,and also a former minister of food from 2014 to 2018. Islam was the state minister of law,justice and parliamentary affairs in the second Hasina cabinet.
Khandakar Mohammad Obaidur Rahman was a Bangladeshi politician. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad in 1973 representing Bangladesh Awami League and in 1979,1996 and 2001 representing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Nazmul Huda was a Bangladeshi barrister and politician. He served as the minister of information (1991–1996) and the minister of communications (2001–2006) of the government of Bangladesh. He was a four-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-1 constituency. He was a member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party since its inception until 2012 when he left the party as its vice chairman.
Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury is a standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party,and former minister of commerce. He hails from a political family in Chittagong and headed the city's BNP unit momentarily to organize the party.
Abdullah Al Noman is a Bangladeshi politician who is a vice-chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is a 3-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-9 constituency. He served as a minister of fisheries and food in the second Khaleda Cabinet.
Khairul Kabir Khokon is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Narsingdi-1,who currently serves as the party's assistant secretary. He had served as the president of Narsingdi District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Harunur Rashid is a politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and was the Jatiya Sangsad member for the Chapai Nawabganj-3 constituency from 2019 to 2022.
Mizanur Rahman Minu is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former mayor and member of parliament of Rajshahi-2.
AKM Fazlul Haque Milon is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Gazipur-3.
Nurul Islam Moni is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Barguna-2.
Shahidul Islam is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a two term member of parliament for Kushtia-2 from 1996 to 2006. He was known for filing cases and attacking journalists in Kushtia District.
Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyam is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament representing the Rajbari-1 constituency.
Taimur Alam Khandaker is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the general secretary of the Trinamool BNP. He is the former chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation.
