The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is a major political party in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by the late Bangladeshi president Ziaur Rahman,after the presidential election of 1978,with a view of uniting people with a nationalist ideology. Following Rahman's assassination in 1981,his widow,Khaleda Zia,took over leadership of the party and presided as chairperson until her imprisonment,in 2018. Since then,Tarique Rahman,the son of Rahman and Zia,has served as acting chairperson and has run the affairs of the party from London.
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is a Bangladeshi politician. He has been the secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) since 2016. He was a member of the parliament for Thakurgaon-1 constituency from 2001 to 2006. In that term,he was also appointed as the Minister of State in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and later Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.
Hasanul Haq Inu is a Bangladeshi politician and the former Minister of Information of Bangladesh. He leads a faction of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and was involved in a Marxist insurgency in the 1970s.
Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He is a member of the current Standing Committee of the Party. He served as the Minister of State for Planning,Government of Bangladesh during 1993–1996,Minister of Information during 2001–2002 and the Minister of Science and Information &Communication Technology during 2002–2006. He served as a Member of Bangladesh Parliament from 1991 until 2006.
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.
Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury is a standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party,and former Minister of Commerce. He hails from a political family in Chittagong and headed the city's BNP unit momentarily to organize the party.
Abdullah Al Noman is a Bangladeshi politician who is a vice-chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is a 3-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-9 constituency. He served as a minister of fisheries and food at the Second Khaleda Cabinet.
Salma Masud Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division.
Talukder Abdul Khaleque is a Bangladeshi politician who was elected mayor of Khulna City Corporation on third occasions and former Member of Parliament.
Mofiqul Hasan Tripti is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Member of Parliament from Jessore-1 constituency,former BNP Central Committee Office Secretary and a member of the BNP National Executive Committee.
2018 Bangladesh election violence refers to a series of brutal attacks,mostly on opposition party candidates and clashes between ruling and opposition party men centering on the general election on December 30,2018.
Khairul Kabir Khokon is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Narsingdi-1,who currently serves as the party's assistant secretary. He had served as the president of Narsingdi District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Harunur Rashid is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the Chapai Nawabganj-3 constituency since January 2019.
Mozammel Haque was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Natore-4 constituency during 2001–2006.
Nadim Mostafa is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Rajshahi-4. He was a close associate of Tarique Rahman,son of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia.
AKM Fazlul Haque Milon is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament of Gazipur-3.
Dewan Md Salahuddin is a Bangladeshi politician. He is the president of Dhaka District Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He was elected member of parliament twice from Dhaka-12. His father Dewan Mohammad Idris was elected to parliament in 1979.
The Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal commonly known as the Jubo Dal,is the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Muhammad Abdul Hafiz is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Mohammad Jahangir Hossain is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
