Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic,whereby the Prime Minister of Bangladesh is the head of government,and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The Constitution of Bangladesh was written in 1972 and has undergone seventeen amendments.
Ziaur Rahman was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 until his assassination. He was the founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and served as its chairman until his assassination. He previously served as the third chief of army staff from 1975 to 1978 with a minor break.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is a major political party in Bangladesh. Founded on 1 September 1978 by the late Bangladeshi president Ziaur Rahman,with a view of uniting people with a nationalist ideology,BNP later came out as one of the two most dominant parties in Bangladesh,along with its archrival Awami League. Initially being a big tent centrist party,it moved towards more right-wing politics later.
The President of Bangladesh,officially the president of the People's Republic of Bangladesh,is the head of state of Bangladesh and commander-in-chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces.
Hussain Muhammad Ershad was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the president of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990,heading a military dictatorship.
Ziaur Rahman (1936–1981) was the President of Bangladesh from 1976 until 1981.
Brig. General (Retd) Mohammad Enamul Huq is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was State Minister of Power,Energy and Mineral Resources in Second Hasina Cabinet.
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.
Chapai Nawabganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.
Chapai Nawabganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant.
Md. Golam Mostofa Biswas is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Member of Parliament from Chapai Nawabganj-2 constituency.
Shamil Uddin Ahmed Shimul is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chapai Nawabganj-1 constituency.
Harunur Rashid is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the Chapai Nawabganj-3 constituency since January 2019.
Moin Uddin Ahmed,known as 'Montu',was a physician and politician. He was elected a member of parliament from undivided Rajshahi-1 in 1973 and from Chapai Nawabganj-1 in 1986. He was an organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
Khalid Ali Mia was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was elected a member of parliament from Undivided Rajshahi-2 in 1973. He was one of the organizers of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
Ehsan Ali Khan was a Bangladeshi politician in Chapai Nawabganj District. He was elected a member of parliament from undivided Rajshahi-3 in 1979 and from Chapai Nawabganj-3 in 1988. He was an organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
Salahuddin Ahmed is a politician from Chapai Nawabganj District of Bangladesh. He was elected a member of parliament from Chapai Nawabganj-2 in the 1988 Bangladeshi general election.
Mohammad Mohsin was a Bangladeshi lawyer,freedom fighter and politician. He was a Member of Parliament from Rajshahi-10 and Rajshahi-11 constituencies at that time.
In 2023,by-elections are scheduled to be held for vacant seats in the Jatiya Sangsad,the legislative body of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. In the Jatiya Sangsad,MPs for 300 seats are elected directly and MPs for 50 reserved women seats are elected indirectly by the MPs,thus popular by-elections are only held in the direct seats. As the 11th parliament is scheduled to be expire on 29 January 2024 and the Election Commission has announced to hold the next Bangladeshi general election between late December 2023 to early January 2024,all candidates elected by these by-polls will be members of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad.
General elections are held in Bangladesh to elect members of the Jatiya Sangsad,the unicameral national parliament. The Jatiya Sangsad consists of 300 members elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies and 50 seats reserved for women,which are allocated based on the proportional vote share received by parties. Elections are overseen by the Bangladesh Election Commission.
