Election results
Jatiya Sangsad elections
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | S.M. Abul Kalam Azad | 107,990 | 0.63% | 1 / 300 | New |  7th | Coalition |
| 2018 | 13,289 | 0.02% | 0 / 300 |  1 | 21st | Extra-parliamentary |
Bangladesh Nationalist Front বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী ফ্রন্ট | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BNF |
| President | S.M. Abul Kalam Azad |
| Founder | Nazmul Huda |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Split from | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Headquarters | Dhaka |
| National affiliation | Grand Alliance |
| Seats in the Jatiya Sangsad | 0 / 350 |
Bangladesh Nationalist Front is a political party in Bangladesh. Former member of parliament for Dhaka-17 Abul Kalam Azad is the party's chairman. [1]
Nazmul Huda founded the Bangladesh Nationalist Front in August 2012 after resigning from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on 6 June 2012. Abul Kamal Azad, member-secretary, expelled Huda from the Bangladesh Nationalist Front. [2] The Front was registered with the Bangladesh Election Commission in 2015. [3] In 2015, during talks with President Mohmmad Abdul Hamid over the next election, the Bangladesh Nationalist Front proposed that the Election Commission Secretariat be scrapped. [4]
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | S.M. Abul Kalam Azad | 107,990 | 0.63% | 1 / 300 | New | 7th | Coalition |
| 2018 | 13,289 | 0.02% | 0 / 300 | 1 | 21st | Extra-parliamentary |
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