Gano Forum
Gano Forum গণফোরাম People's Forum | |
|---|---|
| President | Subrata Chowdhury (Acting) |
| General Secretary | Md. Mizanur Rahman |
| Founder | Kamal Hossain (President Emeritus) |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Split from | AL |
| Headquarters | Eden Complex, 2/1-A, Arambagh, Dhaka-1000[1] |
| Ideology | Bengali nationalism Secularism |
| Colours | Green |
| Seats in the Jatiya Sangsad | 0 / 350 |
| Election symbol | |
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| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| gonoforum.org | |
Gano Forum (Bengali: গণফোরাম; lit. 'People's Forum' GF) is a political party in Bangladesh. GF was formed through a split of the Awami League and the merger of civil society groups in 1992.[2] The constitutional lawyer and international jurist Dr. Kamal Hossain serves as President Emeritus.[3]
The former Bangladeshi finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith served as the founding general secretary of party. After the death of Saifuddin Ahmed Manik in 2008,[4] Then Mostafa Mohsin Montu served almost one decade and then Dr Reza Kibria has served as the General Secretary until he resign from the party in February 2021.[5][6]
Veteran politicians such as Advocate Zahirul Islam (former MP) and Mr. Mafizul Islam Khan Kamal (former MP) are a part of Gano Forum. Mr. Mafizul Islam Khan Kamal is the executive president of the party. Amsaa Amin, Abu Sayeed, A. H. M. Khalequzzaman, Shubrata Chowdhury, Mostafa Mohsin Montu, Sultan Md. Monsur Ahmed, Reza Kibria were the candidates of Gano Forum from Jatiya Oikya Front in the 2018 Bangladeshi general election.[7]
Currently, Subrata Chowdhury is serving as the acting president and Md. Mizanur Rahman is serving as the general secretary.
Election results
[edit | edit source]Jatiya Sangsad elections
[edit | edit source]| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1996 | Kamal Hossain | Boycotted | 0 / 300
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New | — | Extra-parliamentary | |
| Jun 1996 | 54,250 | 0.13% | 0 / 300
|
Steady 0 | Increase 9th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2001 | 8,494 | 0.02% | 0 / 300
|
Steady 0 | Decrease 16th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2008 | 72,911 | 0.10% | 0 / 300
|
Steady 0 | Steady 16th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2014 | Boycotted | 0 / 300
|
Steady 0 | — | Extra-parliamentary | ||
| 2018 | 501,737 | 0.59% | 2 / 300
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Increase 2 | Increase 10th | Opposition | |
| 2024 | Mafizul Islam Khan Kamal | TBD | TBD | TBD | Steady | N/A | |
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