Bangladesh Nationalist Party

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, abbreviated as BNP, is a major political party in Bangladesh. It is one of the two contemporary mainstream parties in the country, alongside the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, and the ruling party since 2026. The BNP is a big tent party that has been cited as being on the centre and centre-right, with Bangladeshi nationalism as its central ideology. Initially self-described as fiscally socialist, the party has since promoted economic liberalism and supports a free-market economy with limited intervention. The party tends to consolidate votes based on complete independence of Bangladeshi territory and a mix of Bengali and Islamic customs.