Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (JAGPA)
About the party
The party Shafiul Alam Prodhan formed in 1980; it was long part of the BNP-led alliance and joined the 11-party electoral alliance in 2025. It has 1 member in the 13th Parliament.
Shafiul Alam Prodhan announced the formation of the Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (JAGPA) at a press conference in Dhaka on 6 April 1980. The party was a member of the BNP-led 20-party alliance; after that alliance was dissolved in December 2022, it continued as part of the 12-party alliance.
It received Election Commission registration in 2008, but the registration was cancelled on 31 January 2021; on 19 March 2025 the High Court declared that cancellation illegal. The same year the party joined the 11-party electoral alliance, and in 2026 the party's chairperson, Tasmia Prodhan, became a Member of Parliament in a reserved seat for women.
In the 13th Parliament
The party holds no constituency seat; it has 1 member in a reserved seat for women. All the party's members and their seats are listed below.
Sources: Bangla Wikipedia, English Wikipedia (party history); Parliament of Bangladesh (current members and offices). Last checked 11 September 2026.
Party leader, ChairpersonTasmia ProdhanMember of Parliament for a reserved seat for womenAt a glance
- Founded
- 6 April 1980
- Founder
- Shafiul Alam Prodhan
- General Secretary
- Iqbal Hossain Prodhan
- Headquarters
- Asad Gate, Dhaka
- Website
- jagpa.org
Reserved seats for women (1)
Party flag: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain