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.
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. She was the wife of former President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman. She is the current chairperson and leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) which was founded by Rahman in 1978.
The Bangladesh Awami League, often simply called the Awami League or AL, is a centrist to centre-left political party in Bangladesh and one of the major political parties in Bangladesh, being the ruling party of Bangladesh since 2009.
Sheikh Hasina Wazed, is a Bangladeshi politician and stateswoman who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2009. Hasina is the daughter of the founding father and first President of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She previously served as prime minister from June 1996 to July 2001. She is the longest serving prime minister in the history of Bangladesh, having served for a combined total of over 18 years. As of 21 September 2022, she is the world's longest-serving female Head of Government in history.
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the President of Bangladesh from 15 August to 6 November 1975, after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was part of the conspiracy that brought about the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975. He took on the role of president immediately after the assassination, praised the assassins as "sons of the sun" and put cabinet ministers loyal to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in jail.
Scholastica is a private English medium school in Dhaka, Bangladesh, offering pre-school to A-level courses.
The history of Bangladesh (1971–present) refers to the period after the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan.
The 2004 Dhaka grenade attack took place at an anti-terrorism rally organised by Awami League on Bangabandhu Avenue on 21 August 2004. The attack left 24 dead and more than 300 injured. The attack was carried out at 5:22 pm after Sheikh Hasina, the leader of opposition had finished addressing a crowd of 20,000 people from the back of a truck. The attacks targeted Awami League president Sheikh Hasina. Hasina was injured in the attack.
Ivy Rahman was a Bangladeshi politician. She was the Women's Affairs secretary of Awami League. She was killed in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack.
The Unfinished Memories is the autobiography by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, founding father of Bangladesh.
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad. The result was a landslide victory for the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina.
Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, was the wife of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh. She is the mother of Sheikh Hasina, who now leads Bangladesh. She was assassinated with her husband and three sons.
Sheikh Rehana Siddiq is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. She is the younger sister of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the daughter of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She is also the mother of Tulip Siddiq, who is a British Labour Party politician and elected Member of Parliament (MP) for the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency.
Sheikh Helal Uddin is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and member of parliament from Bagerhat-1.
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, also known as Bangabandhu Bhaban or simply referred as Dhanmondi 32 was the personal residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman alias Bangabandhu, the founding father and president of Bangladesh, who was assassinated with most members of his family in the residence. Today it is a museum. It is located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It was declared a national heritage site by RAJUK in 2009.
Rezaur Rahman Khan, popularly known as Piplu R Khan or Piplu Khan, is a Bangladeshi filmmaker. After making several television advertisements, he found major success after directing the historical docudrama Hasina: A Daughter's Tale in 2018. The directorial debut film was based on the life of Sheikh Hasina, former and 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh. In his AD making career, he has worked with some of the brands like Grameenphone, Unilever in Bangladesh as well as in the Mumbai, India. He also sung a song in Hasina: A Daughter's Tale.
Bangabandhu Memorial Trust is a trust in Bangladesh that was created to remember Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is the chair of the trust.
Mujib: The Making of a Nation is an upcoming Indian-Bangladeshi co-produced Bengali-language biographical film directed by Shyam Benegal. It stars Arifin Shuvoo as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh and Father of the Nation, popularly known as Bangabandhu, who was assassinated with his family during coup d'état in 1975. This is the first government produced biopic about him.
Bangladesh–Belgium relations refers to bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Belgium. Bangladesh has a resident ambassador in Brussels who is also the ambassador of Bangladesh to Luxembourg. Belgium has a non resident ambassador in New Delhi.
