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  • "We have got the strength and we can work, dig and grow.
    We can pull ourselves up.
    With our bare hands we can achieve great things."

    - Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman

  • 46 YEARS OF BNP

    From 1978 to 2025 — Four and a half decades of
    leadership and commitment to Bangladesh’s democratic journey.

Our Leaders

Valiant freedom fighters and Bangladeshi Nationalists founded the party under the leadership of President Ziaur Rahman in 1978

He envisioned a democratic and self-reliant Bangladesh built on the values of nationalism, unity, and justice.

Since then, BNP leaders have carried that vision forward.

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Shaheed Ziaur Rahman

Founder & Former President

Lieutenant General Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttam (1936-1981) was the founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was the declarer of independence and a valiant freedom fighter. He was also Chief of Army Staff and later became the elected President of Bangladesh. He opened up multi-party democracy in Bangladesh and defined Bangladeshi Nationalism.

Begum Khaleda Zia

Chairperson & Former Prime minister

Begum Khaleda Zia (Born: 15 August 1946) is the chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-BNP who served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh three times since 1991. She is the first woman to be elected as the prime minister of Bangladesh, and second in the Muslim world.

Tarique Rahman

Acting Chairman

Tarique Rahman (Born: 20 November 1967) is the Acting Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-BNP. He previously served as the Senior Vice-Chairman and Senior Joint Secretary of the party.

Latest news

It's high time to restore just, democratic Bangladesh through voting: Tarique Rahman

BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman has called for seizing the moment to establish a fair, accountable, democratic, and humane Bangladesh through direct voting and true political empowerment of the people.

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