Political Party
Governing party since Feb 2026
Bangladesh Nationalist Party - BNP
বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল
Led by: Tarique Rahman — Chairman / President
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is a centre to centre-right political party founded on 1 September 1978 by Ziaur Rahman. It is one of Bangladesh's two major political parties and has been the governing party since the 2026 general election, under chairman Tarique Rahman.
Seats in Parliament
246 of 350
210 constituency seats, 36 reserved women's seats
In government
45
members hold ministerial office
Election symbolSheaf of Paddy
Election results
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2026 Bangladeshi General Election
Governing Party246 seats (210 won in constituencies, 36 reserved women's)
Party leadership
In government 45
- Tarique RahmanPrime Minister, People's Republic of Bangladesh
- A. N. M. Ehsanul Hoque MilanMinister, Ministry of Education; Ministry of Primary and Mass Education
- A. Z. M. Zahid HossainMinister, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs; Ministry of Social Welfare
- Abdul Awal MintooMinister, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- Afroza Khanam RitaMinister, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
- Ahmed Azam KhanMinister, Ministry of Liberation War Affairs
- Amir Khasru Mahmud ChowdhuryMinister, Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Planning
- Ariful Haque ChowdhuryMinister, Ministry of Labour and Employment; Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment
- Asadul Habib DuluMinister, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief
- Dipen DewanMinister, Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
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- Fakir Mahbub Anam SwapanMinister, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology; Ministry of Science and Technology
- Iqbal Hassan MahmoodMinister, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
- Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain KaikobadMinister, Ministry of Religious Affairs
- Khandakar Abdul MuktadirMinister, Ministry of Commerce; Ministry of Industries; Ministry of Textiles and Jute
- Md. AsaduzzamanMinister, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
- Mirza Fakhrul Islam AlamgirMinister, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
- Mizanur Rahman MinuMinister, Ministry of Land
- Nitai Roy ChowdhuryMinister, Ministry of Cultural Affairs
- Salahuddin AhmedMinister, Ministry of Home Affairs
- Sardar Shakhawat Hossain BokulMinister, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Shahid Uddin Chowdhury AneeMinister, Ministry of Water Resources
- Sheikh Rabiul AlamMinister, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges; Ministry of Railways; Ministry of Shipping
- Zahir Uddin SwapanMinister, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
- Zakaria Taher SumonMinister, Ministry of Housing and Public Works
- Mirza AbbasAdviser (Ministerial rank), People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Ahammad Sohel MonzoorState Minister, Ministry of Housing and Public Works
- Ali Newaz Mahmud KhayyamState Minister, Ministry of Cultural Affairs
- Anindya Islam AmitState Minister, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
- Bobby HajjajState Minister, Ministry of Education; Ministry of Primary and Mass Education
- Farhad Hossain AzadState Minister, Ministry of Water Resources
- Farzana SharminState Minister, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs; Ministry of Social Welfare
- Habibur Rashid HabibState Minister, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges; Ministry of Railways
- Ishraque HossainState Minister, Ministry of Liberation War Affairs
- M. A. MuhitState Minister, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- M. Iqbal HossainState Minister, Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief
- M. Rashiduzzaman MillatState Minister, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism
- Md. Abdul BariState Minister, Ministry of Public Administration
- Md. Razib AhsanState Minister, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges; Ministry of Railways; Ministry of Shipping
- Md. Shariful AlamState Minister, Ministry of Textiles and Jute
- Mir Mohammad Helal UddinState Minister, Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs; Ministry of Land
- Mir Shahe AlamState Minister, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
- Shama ObaedState Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Sheikh Faridul IslamState Minister, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- Sultan Salauddin TukuState Minister, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
- Yasser Khan ChoudhuryState Minister, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Members of Parliament 246
- 1Muhammad Nawshad ZamirPanchagarh-1
- 2Farhad Hossain AzadPanchagarh-2
- 3Mirza Fakhrul Islam AlamgirThakurgaon-1
- 4Abdus SalamThakurgaon-2
- 5Jahidur RahmanThakurgaon-3
- 6Md. Manjurul IslamDinajpur-1
- 7Md. Sadiq RiazDinajpur-2
- 8Syed Jahangir AlamDinajpur-3
- 9Akhtaruzzaman MiaDinajpur-4
- 11A. Z. M. Zahid HossainDinajpur-6
- 16Md. Hasan Rajib ProdhanLalmonirhat-1
- 17Md Rokon Uddin BabulLalmonirhat-2
- 18Asadul Habib DuluLalmonirhat-3
- 32Shamim Kaisar LincolnGaibandha-4
- 35Md. Abdul BariJoypurhat-2
- 36Kazi Rafiqul IslamBogra-1
- 37Mir Shahe AlamBogra-2
- 38Md. Abdul Mohit TalukderBogra-3
- 39Md. Mosharraf HossainBogra-4
- 40Golam Mohammad SirajBogra-5
- 41Rezaul Karim BadshaBogra-6
- 42Morshed MiltonBogra-7
- 46Md. Mostafizur RahmanNaogaon-1
- 48Md. Fazley HoudaNaogaon-3
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- 49Ekramul Bari TipuNaogaon-4
- 50Md. Zahidul Islam DhaluNaogaon-5
- 51Seikh Md. Rejaul IslamNaogaon-6
- 53Mizanur Rahman MinuRajshahi-2
- 54Shofiqul Haque MilonRajshahi-3
- 56Nazrul Islam MondolRajshahi-5
- 57Abu Sayeed ChandRajshahi-6
- 58Farzana SharminNatore-1
- 59Ruhul Quddus TalukdarNatore-2
- 60Md. Anwarul IslamNatore-3
- 61Md. Abdul AzizNatore-4
- 62Md. Salim RezaSirajganj-1
- 63Iqbal Hassan MahmoodSirajganj-2
- 64Md. Aynul HoqueSirajganj-3
- 66Amirul Islam Khan AlimSirajganj-5
- 67M. A. MuhitSirajganj-6
- 69AKM Salim Reza HabibPabna-2
- 72Shamsur Rahman Simul BiswasPabna-5
- 75Bachhu MollahKushtia-1
- 81Md. AsaduzzamanJhenaidah-1
- 87Anindya Islam AmitJessore-3
- 91Munowar Hossain KhanMagura-1
- 92Nitai Roy ChowdhuryMagura-2
- 93Biswas Jahangir AlamNarail-1
- 97Sheikh Faridul IslamBagerhat-3
- 99Amir Ejaz KhanKhulna-1
- 101Rakibul Islam BokulKhulna-3
- 102SK Azizul Bari HelalKhulna-4
- 103Mohammad Ali Asghar LobbyKhulna-5
- 110Nurul Islam MoniBarguna-2
- 111Altaf Hossain ChowdhuryPatuakhali-1
- 114ABM Mosharraf HossainPatuakhali-4
- 116Hafiz IbrahimBhola-2
- 117Hafiz Uddin AhmadBhola-3
- 118Mohammad Nurul IslamBhola-4
- 119Zahir Uddin SwapanBarisal-1
- 120Sardar Sarfuddin AhmedBarisal-2
- 121Zainul AbedinBarisal-3
- 122Md. Razib AhsanBarisal-4
- 123Majibur Rahman SarwarBarisal-5
- 124Abul Hossain KhanBarisal-6
- 125Rafiqul Islam JamalJhalokati-1
- 126Israt Sultana Elen BhuttoJhalokati-2
- 128Ahammad Sohel MonzoorPirojpur-2
- 129Ruhul Amin DulalPirojpur-3
- 130Fakir Mahbub Anam SwapanTangail-1
- 131Abdus Salam PintuTangail-2
- 133Lutfor Rahman Khan MatinTangail-4
- 134Sultan Salauddin TukuTangail-5
- 135Md. Rabiul AwalTangail-6
- 136Abul Kalam Azad SiddiquiTangail-7
- 137Ahmed Azam KhanTangail-8
- 138M. Rashiduzzaman MillatJamalpur-1
- 139Sultan Mahmud BabuJamalpur-2
- 140Mostafizur Rahman BabulJamalpur-3
- 141Faridul Kabir Talukder ShamimJamalpur-4
- 142Shah Md. Wares Ali MamunJamalpur-5
- 144Mohammad Fahim ChowdhurySherpur-2
- 145Mahmudul Haque RubelSherpur-3
- 148M. Iqbal HossainMymensingh-3
- 149Md. Abu Wahab Akand WahidMymensingh-4
- 150Mohammed Zakir HossainMymensingh-5
- 152Mahabubur Rahman LitonMymensingh-7
- 153Lutfullahel MajedMymensingh-8
- 154Yasser Khan ChoudhuryMymensingh-9
- 155Md. Akhtaruzzaman BachchuMymensingh-10
- 156Fakhruddin AhmedMymensingh-11
- 157Kayser KamalNetrokona-1
- 158Md. Anwarul HaqueNetrokona-2
- 159Rafiqul Islam HilaliNetrokona-3
- 160Lutfozzaman BabarNetrokona-4
- 162Mazharul IslamKishoreganj-1
- 163Jalal Uddin JalalKishoreganj-2
- 164Osman FarukKishoreganj-3
- 165Md Fazlur RahmanKishoreganj-4
- 167Md. Shariful AlamKishoreganj-6
- 168S A Jinnah KabirManikganj-1
- 169Moinul Islam KhanManikganj-2
- 170Afroza Khanam RitaManikganj-3
- 171Sheikh Md. AbdullahMunshiganj-1
- 172Abdus Salam AzadMunshiganj-2
- 173Md. Quamruzzaman RatanMunshiganj-3
- 174Khandaker Abu AshfaqDhaka-1
- 175Amanullah AmanDhaka-2
- 176Gayeshwar Chandra RoyDhaka-3
- 179Ishraque HossainDhaka-6
- 180Hamidur RahmanDhaka-7
- 181Mirza AbbasDhaka-8
- 182Habibur Rashid HabibDhaka-9
- 183Sheikh Rabiul AlamDhaka-10
- 186Bobby HajjajDhaka-13
- 190Tarique RahmanDhaka-17
- 191SM Jahangir HossainDhaka-18
- 192Dewan Md. SalauddinDhaka-19
- 193Md Tamiz UddinDhaka-20
- 194Md. Mazibur RahmanGazipur-1
- 195M Manjurul Karim RoniGazipur-2
- 196S. M. Rafiqul IslamGazipur-3
- 198AKM Fazlul Haque MilonGazipur-5
- 199Khairul Kabir KhokonNarsingdi-1
- 200Abdul Moyeen KhanNarsingdi-2
- 201Manzur ElahiNarsingdi-3
- 202Sardar Shakhawat Hossain BokulNarsingdi-4
- 203Md. Ashraf UddinNarsingdi-5
- 204Mustafizur Rahman Bhuiyan DipuNarayanganj-1
- 205Nazrul Islam AzadNarayanganj-2
- 206Azharul Islam MannanNarayanganj-3
- 208Abul KalamNarayanganj-5
- 209Ali Newaz Mahmud KhayyamRajbari-1
- 210Harunur RashidRajbari-2
- 212Shama ObaedFaridpur-2
- 213Nayab Yusuf AhmedFaridpur-3
- 214Md. Shahidul IslamFaridpur-4
- 215Md. Selimuzzaman MollahGopalganj-1
- 216K M BabarGopalganj-2
- 217S M JilaniGopalganj-3
- 219Jahander Ali MiahMadaripur-2
- 220Anisur RahamanMadaripur-3
- 221Sayeed Ahmed AslamShariatpur-1
- 222Safiqur Rahman KiranShariatpur-2
- 223Mia Nuruddin Ahmed ApuShariatpur-3
- 224Kamruzzaman KamrulSunamganj-1
- 225Nasir Uddin ChoudhurySunamganj-2
- 226Mohammad Koysor AhmedSunamganj-3
- 227Nurul Islam NurulSunamganj-4
- 228Kalim Uddin AhmedSunamganj-5
- 229Khandakar Abdul MuktadirSylhet-1
- 230Tahsina Rushdir LunaSylhet-2
- 231Mohammad Abdul MalekSylhet-3
- 232Ariful Haque ChowdhurySylhet-4
- 234Emran Ahmed ChowdhurySylhet-6
- 235Nasir Uddin Ahmed MithuMoulvibazar-1
- 236Shawkat Hossain SakuMoulvibazar-2
- 237M. Naser RahmanMoulvibazar-3
- 238Mujibur Rahman ChowdhuryMoulvibazar-4
- 239Reza KibriaHabiganj-1
- 240Abu Mansur Sakhawat HasanHabiganj-2
- 241G K GouseHabiganj-3
- 242S.M. FaisalHabiganj-4
- 243M A HannanBrahmanbaria-1
- 245Khaled Hossain MahbubBrahmanbaria-3
- 246Mushfiqur RahmanBrahmanbaria-4
- 247Md. Abdul MannanBrahmanbaria-5
- 249Khandaker Mosharraf HossainComilla-1
- 250Md. Salim BhuiyanComilla-2
- 251Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain KaikobadComilla-3
- 253Md. Jashim UddinComilla-5
- 254Monirul Haq ChowdhuryComilla-6
- 256Zakaria Taher SumonComilla-8
- 257Md. Abul KalamComilla-9
- 258Md. Mobasher Alam BhuiyanComilla-10
- 260A. N. M. Ehsanul Hoque MilanChandpur-1
- 261Md. Jalal UddinChandpur-2
- 262Sheikh Farid Ahmed ManikChandpur-3
- 264Md. Mominul HaqueChandpur-5
- 265Munshi Rafiqul AlamFeni-1
- 266Joynal AbedinFeni-2
- 267Abdul Awal MintooFeni-3
- 268Mahbub Uddin KhokonNoakhali-1
- 269Zainul Abdin FarroqueNoakhali-2
- 270Barkat Ullah BuluNoakhali-3
- 271Md. ShahjahanNoakhali-4
- 272Muhammad Fakrul IslamNoakhali-5
- 274Shahadat Hossain SalimLakshmipur-1
- 275Abul Khair BhuiyanLakshmipur-2
- 276Shahid Uddin Chowdhury AneeLakshmipur-3
- 277A. B. M. Ashraf UddinLakshmipur-4
- 278Nurul AminChittagong-1
- 280Mostafa Kamal PashaChittagong-3
- 282Mir Mohammad Helal UddinChittagong-5
- 283Giasuddin Quader ChowdhuryChittagong-6
- 284Humam Quader ChowdhuryChittagong-7
- 285Ershad UllahChittagong-8
- 286Mohammad Abu SufianChittagong-9
- 287Sayeed Al NomanChittagong-10
- 288Amir Khasru Mahmud ChowdhuryChittagong-11
- 289Enamul Haque EnamChittagong-12
- 290Sarwar Jamal NizamChittagong-13
- 291Jashim Uddin AhammedChittagong-14
- 294Salahuddin AhmedCox's Bazar-1
- 295Alamgir Mohammad Mahfuzullah FaridCox's Bazar-2
- 296Lutfur Rahman KajalCox's Bazar-3
- 297Shahjahan ChowdhuryCox's Bazar-4
- 298Wadud BhuiyanKhagrachari
- 299Dipen DewanRangamati
- 300Sa Ching Prue JerryBandarban
Reserved women's seats (36)
- WArifa SultanaReserved seat
- WAsha MinazReserved seat
- WBilkis IslamReserved seat
- WBithika Binte HossainReserved seat
- WFahima NasrinReserved seat
- WFahmida HaqueReserved seat
- WFarida YasminReserved seat
- WFerdousi AhmedReserved seat
- WHelen Zerin KhanReserved seat
- WJahrat Adib ChowdhuryReserved seat
- WMadhabi MarmaReserved seat
- WMahmuda HabibaReserved seat
- WMansura AkterReserved seat
- WMomtaz AloReserved seat
- WMst Sabira SultanaReserved seat
- WNadia Pathan PaponReserved seat
- WNewaz Halima ArliReserved seat
- WNilufar Chowdhury MoniReserved seat
- WNipun Roy ChowdhuryReserved seat
- WRasheda Begum HiraReserved seat
- WRebecca SultanaReserved seat
- WRehana Akter RanuReserved seat
- WSamjida YasminReserved seat
- WSanjida Islam TuleeReserved seat
- WSelima RahmanReserved seat
- WSelina SultanaReserved seat
- WShakila FarzanaReserved seat
- WShamim Ara Begum SwapnaReserved seat
- WShammi AkterReserved seat
- WShawkat Ara AkterReserved seat
- WShirin SultanaReserved seat
- WSuborna Sikder ThakurReserved seat
- WSultana AhmedReserved seat
- WSunsila JabrinReserved seat
- WSuraiya JerinReserved seat
- WZeeba Amina KhanReserved seat
Past officials
- Tarique Rahman — Senior Vice Chairman 2009 – 2026
In our reporting
Promises
0 of 31 kept.
- Not started Appoint a significant number of women to the cabinet
- Not started Compile an accurate list of Liberation War martyrs through a state-led survey
- Not started Create one million new ICT jobs
- Not started Develop Chattogram and Mongla ports into integrated logistics hubs
- Not started Excavate or re-excavate rivers and canals and plant trees on a large scale within five years
- Not started Expand sports infrastructure and training facilities in every district and upazila