Related Research Articles
Islami Jatiya Oikya Front was a short-lived political alliance in Bangladesh. Formed in 2001,it was one of the three principal contenders in that year's parliamentary elections. Led by the Jatiya Party (Ershad),it also included the Islami Shashontantra Andolan (ISA) and three smaller parties.
Bangladesh elects on national level a legislature with one house or chamber. The unicameral Jatiyo Sangshad,meaning national parliament,has 350 members of which 300 members are directly elected through a national election for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies while 50 memberships are reserved for the women who are selected by the ruling party or coalition. The Prime Minister is the head of the government. The president who is the head of the state is elected by the National Parliament. The president of Bangladesh is a ceremonial post and does not exercise any control over the running of the state.
The Jatiya Party is a political party in Bangladesh self-describing as conservative,and is currently the main opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad,against the Awami League. The current chairman of the party is Ghulam Muhammed Quader. On 3 January 2019,the party announced its decision to join the Bangladesh Awami League-led Grand Alliance after having been in opposition for the previous parliamentary term. However,the party backtracked the next day and announced that it intended to remain part of the opposition. Currently,it holds Rangpur out of Bangladesh's 12 city corporations. The current chairperson of the party is Ghulam Muhammed Quader MP.
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 27 February 1991. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) emerged as the largest party in parliament,winning 140 of the 300 directly elected seats. The BNP formed a government with the support of the Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami,and on 20 March Khaleda Zia was sworn in for her first term as Prime Minister.
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 3 March 1988. They were boycotted by several major parties,including the Bangladesh Awami League,the Bangladesh Nationalist Party,the Communist Party of Bangladesh,Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh,the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League,the National Awami Party (Muzaffar) and the Workers Party of Bangladesh. The result was a victory for the Jatiya Party,which won 251 of the 300 seats. Voter turnout was 52%.
Ghulam Muhammed Quader,better known as GM Quader,is a Bangladeshi politician and the 2nd chairperson of Jatiya Party and Opposition Leader of Bangladesh Parliament. He was the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the Lalmonirhat-3 constituency. He served as the Minister of Commerce and Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism from 2009 to 2014.
Begum Rowshan Ershad is a Jatiya Party politician from Bangladesh. She was the former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Mymensingh-4 constituency and the former leader of the opposition in the 11th parliament. She is the chief patron of the Jatiya Party (Ershad) and the widow of former Bangladesh president Hussain Muhammad Ershad.
Merina Rahman is a Bangladeshi Jatiya Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from Reserved Women's Seat. She is the sister of former President of Bangladesh,Hussain Mohammad Ershad.
Salma Islam is a Bangladeshi lawyer,journalist,politician,and an incumbent MP from 12th parliament. She was an MP of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad representing the Dhaka-1 constituency. She served as state minister of the Bangladesh government for Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. She is the Member of Presidium as well as current chair of Dhaka of Jatiya Party (Ershad). She has been made the new chairman of Jamuna Group after the death of her husband and the conglomerate's founder chairman Nurul Islam Babul.
Zeenat Mosharraf is a Bangladesh Jatiya Party politician and the former Jatiya Sangsad member from the reserved women's seat 29.
Shahanara Begum is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of Parliament from a reserved seat.
Masuda M Rashid Chowdhury was a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member from a reserved seat during 2019–2021.
Begum Quamrun Nahar Zafar is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former member of parliament for Chittagong-10.
Rabia Bhuiyan is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from women's reserved seat 19. She is the first female barrister in Bangladesh. She is most notable for founding the law school,Bhuiyan Academy,in Dhaka.
Sabita Begum is a Bangladeshi Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a Member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved seat.
Anwar Zaman is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved women's seat.
Sabita Mohammad is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved women's seat.
Kamrunnessa Hafeez is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved women's seat.
AJ Enayet Nur is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a former member of the Bangladesh Parliament from a reserved women's seat.
References
- 1 2 3 "Constituency 313". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ↑ "49 female MPs to take oaths of office on Wednesday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.[ dead link ]
- ↑ "Jatiya Party nominates four for women seats in parliament". Dhaka Tribune. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.