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 Bangladesh Awami League,simply known as Awami League,is one of the major political parties in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country,the party played the leading role in achieving the independence of Bangladesh. It is also one of the two most dominant parties in the country,along with its archrival Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
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 Dictator who served as the president of Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990 ruling as an unelected military dictator from 1982 to 1983 and as rigged president of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990 his dictatorship regime ended in 1990 following civilian and political protests
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.
Moudud Ahmed was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Ahmed was elected as a Jatiya Sangsad member total five times from 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.
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 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.
The 1990 Mass Uprising,popularly known as '90's Anti-Authoritarian Movement,was a democratic movement that took place on 4 December and led to the fall of General Hussain Muhammad Ershad in Bangladesh. The uprising was the result of a series of popular protests that started from 10 October 1990 to topple General Ershad who came to power in 1982 by imposing martial law and replaced a democratically elected President through a bloodless coup.
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.
Abdul Haleem Chowdhury was a politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party,Member of Parliament,and government minister. He is a retired captain of Pakistan Army and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War and established Halim Bahini. His son-in-law is Mafizul Islam Khan Kamal.
Shah Moazzem Hossain was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the last deputy prime minister of Bangladesh. He was elected as the Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rangpur-6 constituency as a Jatiya Party candidate in a by-election in September 1991 and served until November 1995.
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.
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