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Bangladesh Congress বাংলাদেশ কংগ্রেস | |
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President | Adv. Kazi Rezaul Hossain |
Secretary-General | Adv. Md. Earul Islam |
Founded | 2013 |
Headquarters | Happy Rahman Plaza, 3rd Floor, 25-26 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Banglamotor, Dhaka-1000 |
Ideology | Liberal democracy Secular liberalism Economic liberalism |
Political position | Centre |
Colours | Red |
Election symbol | |
Party flag | |
Website | |
bangladeshcongress | |
The Bangladesh Congress (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ কংগ্রেস) is a political party in Bangladesh, 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. Engineer Mr. A R Sikdar remains as founding member and advisor of the Bangladesh Congress ever since.
Party leaders
Title | Leader |
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Chairman | Adv Kazi Rezaul Hossain |
Vice-Chairman | Adv Md. Shafiqul Islam and Adv Md. Abdul Awal |
Secretary-General | Adv Md. Earul Islam |
Joint Secretary General1 | Abdullah Al Mamun |
Joint Secretary General2 | Advocate Md. Mijanur Rahaman |
Organizing Secretary | Md. Nazmul Morshed |
Member of National Senate | Adv Md. Ziaur Rashid |
Secretary of Liberation War and Security Affairs | Md. Shahjahan |
Literary and Culture Affairs Editor | Md. Nazmul Haque (Badol) |
Member of National Senate | Adv Debdas Sarkar |
Electoral results
The Bangladesh Congress has never gained a seat in the Bangladesh Parliament. In the 2019 Bogra-6 by-election it received 0.3% of the vote.[1] In 2020, it contested three by-elections, gaining 0.1% of the vote in each of Dhaka-10,[2] Dhaka-5,[3] and Dhaka-18.[4] It did better in the 2021 Sylhet-3 by-election, in which it received 0.5% of the vote.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "BNP candidate wins Bogura-6 by-election". RTV Online.
- ^ "AL's Shafiul wins Dhaka-10 by-polls". UNB. 21 March 2020.
- ^ "AL's Monirul Islam wins Dhaka-5 by-election". UNB. 17 October 2020.
- ^ "AL's Habib wins Dhaka-18, Nasim's son Joy wins Sirajganj-1 by-elections". bdnews24.com. 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Sylhet-3: AL retains seat with increased majority, amid drastic drop in turnout". UNB. 4 September 2021.
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