Ganosanhati Andolan () is a
progressive political party in Bangladesh. The party was launched on 29 August 2002, with a call for "people to build their own political power". Its slogan is 'change is possible, change is wanted'. Bangladesh Election Commission registered this party as a political party on 17 September 2024.
History
On 29 August 2002, organizations such as Bangladesh Student Federation, Bangladesh Multi-functional Labor and Hawker Association, Women Solidarity, Bangladesh Garment Workers Solidarity, Pratibesh Andolan and Bangladesh Farmer-Labor Solidarity united to form Ganasanhati Andolan. On 27–29 November 2016, Ganasanhati Andolan's 3rd national representative conference was held, where
Zonayed Saki was appointed as the chief coordinator and Advocate Abd Salam as the executive coordinator of the conference.
On 29–31 October 2021, its 4th national representative conference was held, where
Zonayed Saki was re-elected as the chief coordinator and Abul Hasan Rubel was elected as the executive coordinator and the 2nd central executive committee of the party was formed.
Ideology
Ganasanhati Andolan's ideology is mainly based on 'people's politics', promulgated by
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (12 December 1880 – 17 November 1976), also known reverentially as Maulana Bhashani, was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman who was one of the founder of the Awami League, the oldest and main political party in B ...
.
It claims to ideologically struggle with the rights of life and nature, the struggle for all the oppressed-deprived-oppressed on the basis of existing power relations and legal system, property relations and economic system and religion-caste-gender identity. Its political agenda is to continue the struggle for a more
egalitarian
Egalitarianism (; also equalitarianism) is a school of thought within political philosophy that builds on the concept of social equality, prioritizing it for all people. Egalitarian doctrines are generally characterized by the idea that all h ...
society through the establishment of a "democratic state and political system",
suitable for the rights and power of the masses and the establishment of
social equality
Social equality is a state of affairs in which all individuals within society have equal rights, liberties, and status, possibly including civil rights, freedom of expression, autonomy, and equal access to certain public goods and social servi ...
,
human dignity
Dignity is a human's contentment attained by satisfying physiological needs and a need in development. The content of contemporary dignity is derived in the new natural law theory as a distinct human good.
As an extension of the Age of Enlighten ...
, and
social justice
Social justice is justice in relation to the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society where individuals' rights are recognized and protected. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has of ...
for all citizens. The party states to represent the interests of the active masses in Bangladesh.
Electoral performance
In the
2015 Dhaka North City Corporation election,
Zonayed Saki, the chief coordinator of the party, ran for the post of mayor but defeated.
Later, he participated in the
2018 Bangladeshi general election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad. The result was another landslide victory for the Awami League-led Grand Alliance (Bangladesh), Grand Alliance led by Sheik ...
from
Dhaka-12 constituency but he was again defeated.
Notable members
*
Zonayed Saki
*
Taslima Akhter
References
{{Bangladeshi political parties
Political parties in Bangladesh
Politics of Bangladesh