List of political parties in Bangladesh

This article lists political parties in People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Since the restoration of parliamentary democracy in 1991, Bangladesh has a fading two-party system, which means that two political parties dominates the general elections, centrist Awami League (AL) and centre-right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of another party.

However, though the AL and BNP dominated Bangladesh politics for a long time, currently these two are heading coalitions of like-minded parties with the AL leading the left-of-centre parties and the BNP is rallying the right-of-centre parties.

Currently in the Parliament

These are all of the political parties that holds at least a seat in the Bangladeshi Parliament

Alliances

Grand Alliance

The Grand Alliance (মহাজোট) is a coalition government in Bangladesh that formed in 2008 and consisted of the Bangladesh Awami League, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal- JASAD, Workers Party and three other parties.

The Liberal Democratic Party left the Grand Alliance before the election and contested independently. It joined the 18 Party Alliance in 2012.

Left Democratic Alliance

The Left Democratic Alliance is an alliance of 8 Leftist Political parties including Communist Party of Bangladesh, Basad, Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh, United Communist League Of Bangladesh, Ganatantrik Biplobi Party, Bam Gonotantrik Andolon and Gonoshonghoti Andolon.

Major parties

Bangladesh Awami League

Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Jatiya Party (Ershad)

Registered parties

These are all the parties that are currently registered under Election Commission.

Regional parties

Unregistered parties

• Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
• Communist Movement of Bangladesh (CMB)
• Bangladesh Justice Party (BAJAPA)
• Ganosamhati Andolan
• Revolutionary Communist League of Bangladesh - RCLB (Former United Communist League of Bangladesh.)
• Maoist Bolshevik Reorganisation Movement of the Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party
• Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party
• Purbo Banglar Communist Party
• Jatiya Ganotantrik Party
• Kuki-Chin National Front

See also

• Politics of Bangladesh
• List of political parties by country

References

1. Bangladesh Nationalist Party
2. List of Islamic political parties
3. Awami League
4. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
5. List of ruling political parties by country
6. Bangladesh Kalyan Party
7. Politics of Bangladesh
8. List of left-wing political parties
9. Bangladesh Congress
10. Political lists
11. List of prime ministers of Bangladesh
12. Bangladesh Minority Janata Party
13. List of political parties in Japan
14. List of Hindu nationalist political parties
15. Democracy in Bangladesh
16. Bangladesh Jatiya Party
17. List of centrist political parties
18. Workers Party of Bangladesh
19. List of right-wing political parties
20. President of Bangladesh