Tajuddin Ahmad was a Bangladeshi politician and statesman. He led the Provisional Government of Bangladesh as its prime minister during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and is regarded as one of the most instrumental figures in the birth of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh elects on national level a legislature with one house or chamber. The unicameral Jatiyo Sangshad, meaning national parliament, has 350 members of which 300 members are directly elected through a national election for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies while 50 memberships are reserved for the women who are selected by the ruling party or coalition. The Prime Minister is the head of the government. The president who is the head of the state is elected by the National Parliament. The president of Bangladesh is a ceremonial post and does not exercise any control over the running of the state.
Gazipur is a district in central Bangladesh that is part of the Dhaka Division. It has an area of 1741.53 km2. It is the home district of Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh and has been a prominent centre of battles and movements throughout history. Gazipur is home to the Bishwa Ijtema, the second-largest annual Muslim gathering in the world with over 5 million attendees. The district is home to numerous universities, colleges, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park, Bhawal National Park as well as the country's only business park - the Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City.
Kapasia is an upazila (sub-district) of Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division. It is located at 24.1000°N 90.5708°E, and is best known as the home upazila of Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The modern-day upazila was a part of the historic Bhawal Estate and falls within its boundary.
Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj, better known as just Sohel Taj, is a fitness and health activist, bodybuilder and retired Bangladesh Awami League politician and former State Minister of Home Affairs. He is the son of Bangladesh's first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmad.
Ghulam Muhammed Quader, better known as GM Quader, is a Bangladeshi politician and the 2nd chairperson of Jatiya Party. He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member from the Lalmonirhat-3 constituency. He served as the Minister of Commerce and Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism from 2009 to 2014.
Syeda Zohra Tajuddin was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. She was a leader of the party and served as its president from 1980 to 1981. She was the wife of the first prime minister Tajuddin Ahmad.
Ramesh Chandra Sen is a Bangladeshi politician who is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Thakurgaon-1 constituency, and a former Minister of Water Resources.
Shajahan Khan is a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad from the Madaripur-2 constituency since 1996 for a total 7 terms. He served as the Minister of Shipping of Bangladesh during 2009–2019. He was announced as a presidium member of Awami League in 2019.
Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury was a Bangladeshi politician. She served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-2 constituency from 2008 till her death in 2022. She also served as the Environment and Forest Minister of Bangladesh during 1996–2001.
Shamsul Hoque Tuku is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and incumbent Deputy speaker of Jatiya Sangsad. He is the former State Minister of the Government of Bangladesh for Ministry of Home Affairs in the second Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government. Tuku was elected to Parliament from Pabna-1 in 2008, 2014, 2018 and 2024.
Md. Zahid Ahsan Russel is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gazipur-2 constituency. He served as State Minister of Youth and Sports from 2019 to 2024. His father, Ahsanullah Master, was a former representative of the same constituency.
Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu was a Bangladeshi politician of the Jatiya Party and served as the Secretary General for two terms. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-9 constituency at the 10th Jatiya Sangsad and the Chittagong-6 constituency at the 4th Jatiya Sangsad. He served as the Cabinet Minister for Energy during Ershad's regime in the 1980s. He was appointed an advisor to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in November 2013.
Gazipur-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2012 by Simeen Hussain Rimi of the Awami League.
Afsaruddin Ahmad Khan was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gazipur-4 constituency during 1996–2001 and the state minister for housing and public works during 1996–1997. He was the younger brother of Tajuddin Ahmad, the inaugural Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
Salma Islam is a Bangladeshi lawyer, journalist, politician, and an MP from 11th parliament. She was an MP of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad representing the Dhaka-1 constituency. She served as state minister of the Bangladesh government for Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. She is the Member of Presidium as well as current chair of Dhaka of Jatiya Party (Ershad). She has been made the new chairman of Jamuna Group after the death of her husband and the conglomerate's founder chairman Nurul Islam Babul.
Md. Rahamat Ali was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and lawyer who was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Gazipur-1 and Gazipur-3 constituencies. He was the state minister of Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives. His daughter Rumana Ali is a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. His eldest son M. Zahid Hasan is a renowned physicist.
Farhad Hossain is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Minister of Public Administration and Jatiya Sangsad member from Meherpur-1 constituency.
Monir is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Tangail-2 constituency. He was the joint secretary of Awami League's branch in Germany.
Rumana AliTusi is a Bangladeshi academic, writer and politician from Gazipur belonging to Bangladesh Awami League. She is the incumbent state minister for Primary and Mass Education and Member of Parliament from Gazipur- 3 and state minister of 12th Parliament. Earlier, she was Jatiya Sangsad member for Reserved Women's Seat-14. She is ex state minister Md. Rahmat Ali's daughter. Her eldest brother M. Zahid Hasan is a well known physicist at Princeton University.
