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Bangladesh Congress
বাংলাদেশ কংগ্রেস
PresidentAdv. Kazi Rezaul Hossain
Secretary-GeneralAdv. Md. Earul Islam
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
HeadquartersHappy Rahman Plaza, 3rd Floor, 25-26 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Banglamotor, Dhaka-1000
IdeologyLiberal democracy
Secular liberalism
Economic liberalism
Political positionCentre
ColoursRed
Election symbol
নারিকেল
Party flag
Website
bangladeshcongress.org

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
Chairman Adv Kazi Rezaul Hossain
Vice-Chairman 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

  1. ^ "BNP candidate wins Bogura-6 by-election". RTV Online.
  2. ^ "AL's Shafiul wins Dhaka-10 by-polls". UNB. 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ "AL's Monirul Islam wins Dhaka-5 by-election". UNB. 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ "AL's Habib wins Dhaka-18, Nasim's son Joy wins Sirajganj-1 by-elections". bdnews24.com. 12 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Sylhet-3: AL retains seat with increased majority, amid drastic drop in turnout". UNB. 4 September 2021.

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Political parties in Bangladesh
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