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  "id": "bd-political-parties",
  "name": "Bangladesh — Political Parties",
  "title": "Bangladesh — Political Parties",
  "description": "Political parties of Bangladesh from the Party Facts core parties list (hdigital/partyfactsdata). Each record includes the Party Facts ID, short and long names (localized + English + other transliterations), first and last years of activity, peak vote share with year, and Wikipedia link where available. The Party Facts project links party identities across major comparative-politics datasets (ParlGov, MARPOR/Manifesto, CHES, V-Party, etc.).",
  "category": "politics",
  "source": "https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 18,
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "partyfacts_id",
      "label": "Partyfacts Id",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_short",
      "label": "Name Short",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name",
      "label": "Name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_english",
      "label": "Name English",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_other",
      "label": "Name Other",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "year_first",
      "label": "Year First",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "year_last",
      "label": "Year Last",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "share",
      "label": "Share",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "share_year",
      "label": "Share Year",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "wikipedia",
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "description",
      "label": "Description",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "comment",
      "label": "Comment",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "technical",
      "label": "Technical",
      "type": "string"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5790,
      "name_short": "BaKSAL",
      "name": "Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League",
      "name_english": "Bangladesh Worker-Peasant's People's League",
      "name_other": "Bengali: বাংলাদেশ কৃষক শ্রমিক আওয়ামী লীগ",
      "year_first": 1975,
      "year_last": 1975,
      "share": 100,
      "share_year": 1975,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Krishak_Sramik_Awami_League",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 2299,
      "name_short": "BAL",
      "name": "Bangladesh Awami League",
      "name_english": "Bangladesh People's League",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1949,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 73,
      "share_year": 1973,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Awami_League",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 3782,
      "name_short": "BNP",
      "name": "Bangladesh Nationalist Party",
      "name_english": "Bangladesh Nationalist Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1991,
      "year_last": 2008,
      "share": 41.4,
      "share_year": 2001,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 2341,
      "name_short": "JD",
      "name": "Jatiya Party (Ershad)",
      "name_english": "National Party (Ershad)",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1986,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 11.9,
      "share_year": 1991,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatiya_Party_(Ershad)",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 3779,
      "name_short": "NAP-M",
      "name": "National Awami Party (Muzaffar)",
      "name_english": "National Awami Party (Muzaffar)",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1973,
      "year_last": 1991,
      "share": 8.5,
      "share_year": 1973,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_general_election,_1973",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 3777,
      "name_short": "JSD",
      "name": "Jatiya Samajtantric Dal – Jasad",
      "name_english": "National Socialist Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1973,
      "year_last": 2008,
      "share": 6.7,
      "share_year": 1973,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatiyo_Samajtantrik_Dal",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 6188,
      "name_short": "COP",
      "name": "Combined Opposition Party",
      "name_english": "Combined Opposition Party",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1989,
      "year_last": 1991,
      "share": 6.3,
      "share_year": 1988,
      "wikipedia": "",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 6182,
      "name_short": "BML",
      "name": "Bangladesh Muslim League",
      "name_english": "Bangladesh Muslim League",
      "name_other": "Bengali: বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগ",
      "year_first": 1980,
      "year_last": 1982,
      "share": 6,
      "share_year": 1979,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Muslim_League",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 3781,
      "name_short": "NAP",
      "name": "Bangladesh National Awami Party - Bangladesh NAP",
      "name_english": "National Awami Party (Bhashani)",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1973,
      "year_last": 2008,
      "share": 5.3,
      "share_year": 1973,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_general_election,_1973",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 2340,
      "name_short": "JEB",
      "name": "Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami",
      "name_english": "Islam Conference Bangladesh",
      "name_other": "Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী",
      "year_first": 1941,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 4.7,
      "share_year": 2008,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaat-e-Islami_Bangladesh",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7519,
      "name_short": "WPB",
      "name": "Workers Party of Bangladesh",
      "name_english": "Workers Party of Bangladesh",
      "name_other": "Bengali: বাংলাদেশের ওয়ার্কার্স পার্টি",
      "year_first": 1980,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers_Party_of_Bangladesh",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7517,
      "name_short": "GF",
      "name": "Gano Forum",
      "name_english": "People's Forum",
      "name_other": "Bengali: গণফোরাম",
      "year_first": 1992,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gano_Forum",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7673,
      "name_short": "JP",
      "name": "Jatiya Party (Manju)",
      "name_english": "Jatiya Party (Manju)",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 1999,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatiya_Party_(Manju)",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 6300,
      "name_short": "OIJ",
      "name": "Islami Oikko Joţ",
      "name_english": "Islamic Unity Front",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2001,
      "year_last": 2001,
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islami_Oikya_Jote",
      "description": "leader support 2001-06 Khaleda Zia [BJD/Jammat/JP/OIJ] –  see CHISOLS",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7516,
      "name_short": "BDB",
      "name": "Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh",
      "name_english": "Alternative for Bangladesh",
      "name_other": "বিকল্প ধারা বাংলাদেশ",
      "year_first": 2004,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikalpa_Dhara_Bangladesh",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7515,
      "name_short": "BTF",
      "name": "Bangladesh Tarikat Federation",
      "name_english": "Bangladesh Tarikat Federation",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2005,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Tarikat_Federation",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7759,
      "name_short": "GA",
      "name": "Grand Alliance",
      "name_english": "Grand Alliance",
      "name_other": "Bengali: মহাজোট",
      "year_first": 2008,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Alliance_(Bangladesh)#Members",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7760,
      "name_short": "BNF",
      "name": "Bangladesh Nationalist Front",
      "name_english": "Bangladesh Nationalist Front",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2012,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": "",
      "share_year": "",
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Nationalist_Front",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "title": "Bangladesh — Political Parties - Free Download",
    "description": "Political parties of Bangladesh from the Party Facts core parties list (hdigital/partyfactsdata). Each record includes the Party Facts ID, short and long names (localized + English + other transliterations), first and last years of activity, peak vote share with year, and Wikipedia link where available. The Party Facts project links party identities across major comparative-politics datasets (ParlGov, MARPOR/Manifesto, CHES, V-Party, etc.). Contains 18 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "Bangladesh — Political Parties | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download Bangladesh — Political Parties dataset with 18 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 18 records with 13 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata"
    ]
  }
}