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.
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.
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.
Hussain Muhammad Ershad was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the president of Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990.
The Bangladesh Jatiya Party (Bengali:বাংলাদেশজাতীয়পার্টি,lit. 'Bangladesh National Party'),simply known as BJP,is a centre-right conservative political party in Bangladesh. It is a splinter group of the original Jatiya Party,founded by the former President Hossain Mohammad Ershad. It was previously known as Jatiya Party (Naziur),after the late party chairman Naziur Rahman Manzur. Manzur was a freedom fighter in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and served as the Local Government and Rural Development Minister and Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation under the Ershad regime. Manzur also served as the secretary general of the Jatiya Party between 1998 and 2001.
Khaled Mosharraf BU was a Major General in Bangladeshi army who is known for his role in the Bangladesh Liberation War and the subsequent coups in post-independence Bangladesh. After deposing Khondakar Mustaq Ahmad in the 3 November 1975 coup,Mosharraf was assassinated on 7 November 1975.
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.
Bir Protik Akbar Hossain was a Bangladeshi politician of Bangladesh National Party. He served as the minister of Minister for Shipping,Minister for the Environment and Forests and Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources.
The Liberal Democratic Party is a political party in Bangladesh. The party was formed after abolishing Bikolpo Dhara on 26 October 2006 by former President of Bangladesh A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury,Oli Ahmad Bir Bikram,and 24 other former members of parliament and ministers from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan was a Bangladeshi politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
The history of Bangladesh (1971–present) refers to the period after the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan.
The 20 Party Alliance was a Bangladeshi coalition of right-wing political parties,led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. It was originally formed as the 18 Party Alliance on 18 April 2012 in Dhaka,extending its predecessor the Four Party Alliance. The 18 Party Alliance was formed in an effort to strengthen the opposition's demands for restoring the caretaker government system used between 1996 and 2008. The main rival of this alliance is the Grand Alliance,led by Awami League,which came into power after the election in 2008.
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.
Hafizuddin Ahmed BB FIFAOM is a politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a retired Bangladesh Army major,and a six-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Bhola-3 constituency. He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War and was awarded the third highest gallantry award in Bangladesh,Bir Bikrom for his courage. He is also a retired footballer and one of the few from East Pakistan to have represented the Pakistan national football team. In recognition of his contribution to the sport,he was awarded the FIFA Order of Merit,the highest honour awarded by FIFA,in 2004.
Mir Shawkat Ali,Bir Uttom was a general in Bangladesh Army and also a politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was a freedom fighter during the Bangladesh Liberation War and a sector commander of the Mukti Bahini. He was the state minister of food,and cabinet minister of labour and manpower. He was a war hero and awarded the Bir Uttom for his contribution during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Tariqul Islam was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He served as the cabinet minister of Ministry of Food,Ministry of Information and Ministry of Environment and Forest in the second Khaleda Zia cabinet. He represented the Jessore-3 constituency in the 6th and 8th Jatiya Sangsad.
Shahjahan Omar is a Bangladeshi politician and a former state minister for law. He is a retired major of the Bangladesh Army and was awarded Bir Uttom. He is a 4 term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jhalokati-1 constituency as a member of Bangladesh Awami League.
Zafar Imam is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former minister of Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change,and a former member of parliament for Feni-1.
Haldar Mohammad Abdul Gaffar,popularly known as HMA Gaffar,was a Bangladeshi politician,freedom fighter,and former Lieutenant Colonel of the Bangladesh Army. He has served as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad and was a state Minister of Commerce.
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