Bangladesh Congress
বাংলাদেশ কংগ্রেস
PresidentAdv. Kazi Rezaul Hossain
Secretary-GeneralAdv. Md. Earul Islam
Founded2013 (2013)
Headquarters12, Mymenshingh Road, 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.

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

  • Official website of the party.

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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