List of political parties in Bangladesh
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This article lists political parties in People's Republic of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has a fading two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of another party.
However, though the center-left Awami League (AL) and center-right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) dominated Bangladesh politics for a long time, currently both are heading coalitions of like-minded parties with the AL leading the secular and liberal elements while BNP is rallying the right-of-centre parties.
The parties
Parliamentary Party
Party Name | Native Name | Nickname | Year of Foundation | Party Founder | Election Symbol (description) | Election Symbol (image) | Current Leader |
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Bangladesh Green Party | বাংলাদেশ গ্রীন পার্টি | 'BGP' | 2015 | Eng. Mansur Ahmed | sunflower | FileSymbol of Bangladesh Green Party.svg125px | Eng. Mansur Ahmed |
Bangladesh Technically Party | বাংলাদেশ টেকনিক্যালি পার্টি | 'BTP' | 2015 | Eng. Masud Rana | Sword/তরবারি | Eng. Masud Rana | |
Bangladesh Awami League | বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ | 'BAL' | 1949 | Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani Yar Mohammad Khan Shamsul Huq Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
Boat | ![]() |
Sheikh Hasina |
Bangladesh Nationalist Party | বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল | 'BNP' | 1978 | Ziaur Rahman | ধানের শীষ | ![]() |
Khaleda Zia |
Islami Andolan Bangladesh | ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ | 'IAB' | 1987 | Maulana Syed Muhammad Fazlul Karim Rah. | Punk, Hand-fan 'হাতপাখা' | Syed Rezaul Karim | |
Jatiya Party | জাতীয় পার্টি | 'JAPA' | 1986 | Hussain Muhammad Ershad | Plow/লাঙ্গল | ![]() |
Rowshan Ershad |
Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal-Jasod | জাতীয় সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল | "Jasod" "জাসদ" |
1972 | Torch/মশাল | Hasanul Haq Inu | ||
Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | জাতীয় সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল | "JSD" "JSD(Rab)" "জেএসডি" |
2002 | A. S. M. Abdur Rab | Star/তারা | A. S. M. Abdur Rab | |
Gano Forum | গণফোরাম | 'GF' | 1992 | The rising sun/উদীয়মান সূর্য | ![]() |
Kamal Hossain | |
Gano Front | গণফ্রন্ট | Fish/মাছ | |||||
Socialist Party of Bangladesh | বাংলাদেশের সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল | "SPB" "বাসদ" |
1980 | Ladder/মই | ![]() |
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Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP | বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় পার্টি-বিজেপি | "BJP" "বিজেপি" |
2001 | Garuragari/গরুরগাড়ী | Andaleeve Rahman | ||
Bangladesh People's Democratic Party (BPDP) | Bangladesh People's Democratic Party (BPDP) | 2011 | Alhaz Hazi Md. Jalal Uddin | Palki | Alhaz Hazi Md. Jalal Uddin | ||
Progressive Democratic Party-PDP | প্রগতিশীল গণতান্ত্রিক দল | "PDP" | 2007 | Tiger/বাঘ | Ferdaus Ahmad Quarishi | ||
Bikalpadhara Bangladesh | বিকল্পধারা বাংলাদেশ | 2004 | A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury | Stock/কুলা | |||
Workers Party of Bangladesh | বাংলাদেশের ওয়ার্কার্স পার্টি | 1980 | Anisur Rahman Mallik | Hammer/হাতুড়ী | Rashed Khan Menon | ||
Liberal Democratic Party | লিবারেল ডেমোক্রেটিক পার্টি | 'LDP' 'এলডিপি' | 2006 | Colonel (retd.) Dr Oli Ahmad Bir Bikram | ছাতা | ![]() |
Colonel (retd.) Dr Oli Ahmad Bir Bikram |
Krishak Sramik Janata League | কৃষক শ্রমিক জনতা লীগ | 1999 | Bongobir Kader Siddique | গামছা | Bongobir Kader Siddique | ||
Jatiya Party - JP | জাতীয় পার্টি - জেপি | 'JP' 'জেপি' | Anwar Hossain Manju | বাইসাইকেল | |||
Communist Party of Bangladesh (M.L.)-Barua | বাংলাদেশের সাম্যবাদী দল (এম.এল) | 'BSD(ML)' | Dilip Barua | চাকা | |||
Communist Party of Bangladesh | বাংলাদেশের কমিউনিষ্ট পার্টি | 'CPB' | 1968 | কাস্তে | Mujahidul Islam Selim | ||
Democratic Party | গণতন্ত্রী পার্টি | কবুতর | Mohammad Afzal | ||||
Bangladesh National Awami Party | বাংলাদেশ ন্যাশনাল আওয়ামী পার্টি | 'NAP' | 1957 | Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani | Hut/কুঁড়েঘর | ||
Zaker Party | জাকের পার্টি | ZPB | Rose/গোলাপ ফুল | ||||
Federation of Bangladesh Tarikat | বাংলাদেশ তরিকত ফেডারেশন | Flower Necklace/ফুলের মালা | |||||
Bangladesh Khilafat Movement | বাংলাদেশ খেলাফত আন্দোলন | 1981 | Banian/বটগাছ | ||||
Bangladesh Muslim League | বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগ | Hurricane/হারিকেন | |||||
National People's Party | ন্যাশনাল পিপলস্ পার্টি | 2014 | Murad Meah residing Aberdeen Scotland UK | Mango/আম | murad meah | ||
Jamiat Ulama Islam Bangladesh | জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ | Date palm/খেজুরগাছ | |||||
Jonokollan (Peoples Welfare) Party | Jonokollan (Peoples Welfare) Party | 'PWP' | 2012 | Mohammad Aliur Rahaman Master | Pen |
Parliamentary parties
★ Bangladesh People's Action Party (BPAP)
- Bangladesh Technically Party (BTP)
- Zaker Party
- Bangladesh Peoples's Democratic Party (BPDPC)
- Bangladesh jamat-t-islam
- Bangladesh Islamic Party -B.I.P বাংলাদেশ ইসলামিক পার্টি - বি.আই.পি
- Bangladesh Freedom Party
- Bangladesh Development Party BDP
- Bangladesh National Front (BNF)
- Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP
- Bangladesh Peoples's Democratic Party (BPDP)
- Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh
- Communist Party of Bangladesh
- Socialist Party of Bangladesh (SPB)
- Khilafat Majlis
- Liberal Democratic Party
- Islamic Unity Front (Islami Oikya Jote)
- Islami Oikya Jote (En. Islamic National Unity Front)
- Jatiya Party - Hussain Muhammad Ershad (En. National Party)
- Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal-JSD
- Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal
- Liberal Democratic Party
- Bangladesh National Awami Party (Bangladesh NAP)
- National Party (Manju) (Jatiya Dal (Manju))
- Peasants' and Workers' People's League (Krishak Sramik Janata League)
- Gonotantry Party (President: Mohammad Afzal, General Secretary: Nurur Rahman Salim)
- Islami Andolan Bangladesh
- Workers Party of Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Representative Party (BRP)
- Bangladesh Janata Party (BJP)
- Progressive Democratic Party-Bangladesh
Regional parties
Party Name | Native Name | Nickname | Year of Foundation | Party Founder | Election Symbol (description) | Election Symbol (image) | Current Leader |
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Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti | "PCJSS" | ||||||
United People's Democratic Front | "UPDF" |
Other parties
- Bangladesh Green Party
- Bangladesh Green Party (BGP)
- Bangladesh Bash Party (BBP)
- Bangladesh Shanti Party (B.S.P) (Bangladesh Peace Party)
- Ganosamhati Andolon
- Bangladesh Islamic Party -B.I.P বাংলাদেশ ইসলামিক পার্টি - বি.আই.পি
- Liberal Party Bangladesh
- Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh
- United Bengal Liberation Movement
- Nagorik Shakti
- Jonokollan (Peoples Welfare) Party
- Bangladesh Justice Party
- Workers Party of Bangladesh (reconstituted)
See also
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