The Bangladesh Congress () is a
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
, founded in 2013.
History
The Bangladesh Congress was founded in March 2013. Adv. Kazi Rezaul Hossain is the President of the party and. Md. Earul Islam its Secretary General. This party got registration in Bangladesh Election Commission on 9 May 2019 as per direction of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
Party leaders
Electoral results
The Bangladesh Congress has never gained a seat in the
Bangladesh Parliament
The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...
. In the 2019
Bogra-6 by-election it received 0.3% of the vote. In 2020, it contested three by-elections, gaining 0.1% of the vote in each of
Dhaka-10,
Dhaka-5, and
Dhaka-18
Dhaka-18 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 1 and 17, and Dakshin Khan, Khilkhet, Turag, Uttara, and Uttar Kha ...
. It did better in the 2021
Sylhet-3
Sylhet-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Balaganj Upazila, Balaganj, Dakshin Surma Upaz ...
by-election, in which it received 0.5% of the vote.
See also
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List of Islamic political parties
Below are lists of political parties espousing Islamic identity or political Islam in various approaches under the system of Islamic democracy. Islamic democracy refers to a political ideology that seeks to apply Islamic principles to public pol ...
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Politics of Bangladesh
The politics of Bangladesh operate in a framework of a parliamentary system, parliamentary representative democracy, representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Prime Minister is the head of government and of ...
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List of political parties in Bangladesh
Since 1991 Bangladeshi constitutional referendum, the restoration of parliamentary democracy in 1991, Bangladesh has a fading two-party system, which means that two political parties dominate the general elections, the Awami League (AL) and the Ba ...
References
External links
Official website of the party
Islamic political parties in Bangladesh
Political parties in Bangladesh
Political parties with year of establishment missing
Political parties established in 2013
Liberal parties in Bangladesh
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