Ganosamhati Andolan ( bn, গণসংহতি আন্দোলন, lit=Mass Solidarity Movement) is a
progressive
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political party in
Bangladesh. The party was launched on 29 August 2002, with a call for "people to build their own political power". Since its inception, the party has been trying to build the unity of progressive political forces in Bangladesh.
History
On 29 August 2002, organizations such as Bangladesh Student Federation, Bangladesh Multi-functional Labor and Hawker Association, Women Solidarity, Bangladesh Garment Workers Solidarity, Pratibesh Andolan and Bangladesh Farmer-Labor Solidarity united to form Ganasamhati Andolan. On 27–29 November 2016, Ganasamhati Andolan's 3rd national representative conference was held, where Jonaid Saki was appointed as the chief coordinator and Advocate Abd Salam as the executive coordinator of the conference.
On 29–31 October 2021, its 4th national representative conference was held, where Jonaid Saki was re-elected as the chief coordinator and Abul Hasan Rubel was elected as the executive coordinator and the 2nd central executive committee of the party was formed.
Ideology
Ganasamhati Andolan's ideology is mainly based on 'people's politics', promulgated by
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (12 December 1880 – 17 November 1976), often shortened as Maulana Bhashani, was a Bengali politician. His political tenure spanned the British colonial India, Pakistan and Bangladesh periods.
Maulana Bhashani was pop ...
.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hldkWp0quZc] It claims to ideologically struggle with the rights of life and nature, the struggle for all the oppressed-deprived-oppressed on the basis of existing power relations and legal system, property relations and economic system and religion-caste-gender identity. Its political agenda is to continue the struggle for a more
egalitarian society through the establishment of a "democratic state and political system",
suitable for the rights and power of the masses and the establishment of
social equality,
human dignity, and
social justice for all citizens. The party states to represent the interests of the active masses in Bangladesh.
Electoral performance
In the
2015 Dhaka North City Corporation election
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, Jonaid Saki, the chief coordinator of the party, ran for the post of mayor but defeated.
Later, he participated in the
2018 Bangladeshi general election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad. The result was a landslide victory for the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina.
According to political scientist Ali Riaz, ...
from
Dhaka-12 constituency but also defeated.
Notable members
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Zonayed Saki
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Taslima Akhter
Taslima Akhter (born 1974) is a Bangladeshi activist and photographer. She is a graduate of Dhaka University, as well as the photography school Pathshala. She is a member of several activist organizations. While documenting the Rana Plaza collap ...
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