Begum Khaleda Zia is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from March 1991 to March 1996,and again from June 2001 to October 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 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 late husband in 1978.
Narail is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Khulna Division.
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza,popularly known as the Narail Express,is a Bangladeshi politician and cricketer who captained in all three formats of the game for the Bangladesh national cricket team and currently serves as a Member of Parliament of Narail-2 district. He is widely regarded as the most successful captain for Bangladesh cricket team.
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 29 December 2008. The two main parties in the election were the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),led by Khaleda Zia,and the Bangladesh Awami League Party,led by Sheikh Hasina. The Bangladesh Awami League Party formed a fourteen-party Grand Alliance including Ershad's Jatiya Party,while the BNP formed a four-party alliance which included the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami. The election was originally scheduled for January 2007,but it was postponed by a military-controlled caretaker government for an extended period of time.
Mohammed Nasim was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as Bangladesh's minister of home affairs and minister of health and family welfare during 1999–2001 and 2014–2019,respectively. He was a 6-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sirajganj-1 and Sirajganj-2 constituencies. He was a presidium member of Awami League and the spokesperson of the 14-party alliance.
Sayed Ashraful Islam was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He was the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League party. He served as a Member of Parliament and Minister of Public Administration of the Government of Bangladesh. Ashraful Islam also served for a time as Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Co-operative.
Ruhul Quddus Talukder "Dulu" is a Bangladeshi politician,lawyer,former deputy minister,and member of parliament representing the Natore-2 constituency. He is the organising secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Dulu was born in Natore Sadar Upazila,Natore District. He was a regular practitioner lawyer. Along with his legal career,he was also active in politics. In 1977,he joined the BNP's student organisation,Chhatra Dal.
Muhammad Hasan Mahmud is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who is the incumbent member of parliament from the Chittagong-7 constituency. In January 2019,he was appointed as the minister of information. Currently he is the minister of foreign affairs and a joint secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League.
Islami Andolan Bangladesh,abbreviated as IAB,is a major Islamist political party in Bangladesh. It was founded in 1987 by Fazlul Karim as Islami Shashontantra Andolan,and took its current name in 2008.
Bangladesh has experienced terrorism in the past conducted by a number of different organisations. In the past,both ISIL and other terrorist organisations had claimed to be active in the country. However,the Bangladeshi government believes that they mainly operated through local affiliates,before being neutralised by security forces.
Monnujan Sufian is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who is the current Jatiya Sangsad member from Women's Reserved Seat-11 and formerly from Khulna-3 constituency. She is the former State Minister of Labour and Employment.
Abul Hasnat Abdullah is a Bangladesh Awami League Politician and a Member of Parliament for Barisal-1 constituency. He is an Executive Committee Member of Bangladesh Awami League Central Committee.
Narail-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Kabirul Haque Mukti of the Awami League.
Narail-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Mashrafe Mortaza of the Awami League.
Talukder Abdul Khaleque is a Bangladeshi politician who was elected mayor of Khulna City Corporation on third occasions and former Member of Parliament.
Satkhira-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by AFM Ruhal Haque of the Awami League.
Khulna-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2019 by Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel of the Awami League.
Khulna-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2018 by Abdus Salam Murshedy of the Awami League.
Dhirendra Nath Saha was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament from Narail-1.
SM Abu Sayeed is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former member of parliament for Narail-1. He was the organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
