Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP)

About the party

A party that grew out of the 2018 quota reform movement, founded in 2021. It is led by Nurul Haque Nur, a former vice-president of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU). It has 1 member in the 13th Parliament.

On 17 February 2018 leaders of the quota reform movement formed the Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Odhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad, later renamed Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad. In the 2019 election of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU), the movement's leader Nurul Haque Nur was elected vice-president (VP).

On 26 October 2021 Gono Odhikar Parishad was launched as a political party under the leadership of the economist Dr Reza Kibria and Nurul Haque Nur. When the party split in two in 2023 in a dispute over its leadership, Nurul Haque was elected president, and at the end of that year Reza Kibria left the party. On 2 September 2024 the party received Election Commission registration, with the truck as its symbol.

Sources: Bangla Wikipedia, English Wikipedia (party history); Parliament of Bangladesh (current members and offices). Last checked 11 September 2026.