Democratic United Front

The Democratic United Front (Bengali : গণতান্ত্রিক যুক্তফ্রন্ট) is a coalition of ten left-wing political parties. It was formed on 29 November 2025. ^[3] Four of the member parties – the Communist Party of Bangladesh, Socialist Party of Bangladesh, Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist), and the Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal – are registered with the Bangladesh Election Commission. The remaining six parties are unregistered. ^[4]

National Democratic Front

The National Democratic Front (Bengali: জাতীয় গণতান্ত্রিক ফ্রন্ট, romanised : Jātīẏô Gôṇôtāntrik Phrônṭ, abbreviated: NDF) is a Bangladeshi multi-party political alliance led by the Anisul faction of the Jatiya Party (Ershad) and the Jatiya Party (Manju). It was founded on 8 December 2025, ahead of the 2026 general election. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

11 Party Alliance

The 11 Party Alliance (Bengali : ১১ দলীয় জোট), simply referred to as the 11 Parties, is a big tent electoral alliance of eleven political parties. The alliance is led by the Jamaat-e-Islami. The parties competed in the 2026 general election against the 10 party coalition of BNP. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

The Islami Andolan Bangladesh withdrew from the alliance, expressing dissatisfaction with the seat agreement. ^{[11] [12]}

Grand Alliance

The Grand Alliance (Bengali : মহাজোট) was an alliance of political parties in Bangladesh that was formed in 2008. It consist of the Awami League, Jatiya Party (Ershad), Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Workers Party, Liberal Democratic Party, Jatiya Party (Manju), Bangladesh Tarikat Federation, Ganatantri Dol, Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist-Leninist) (Barua) and Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh.

The Liberal Democratic Party left the Grand Alliance before the election and contested independently. It joined the 18 Party Alliance in 2012.

20 Party Alliance

The 20 Party Alliance was a Bangladeshi big tent political coalition led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). ^[13] It was originally formed as the 18 Party Alliance on 18 April 2012 in Dhaka, extending its predecessor the 4 Party Alliance. ^[14] The 18 Party Alliance was formed in an effort to strengthen the opposition's demands for restoring the caretaker government system used between 1996 and 2008. The main rival of this alliance is the Grand Alliance, led by Awami League, which came into power after the election in 2008.

Ganatantra Manch

Ganatantra Manch (Bengali : গণতন্ত্র মঞ্চ) was a political alliance consisting of six political parties in Bangladesh. The alliance announced its formation on 8 August 2024 ^{[15] [16] [17]} and consisted of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab), the Nagorik Oikko, the Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh, the Bhasani Anusari Parishad, the Rastro Songskar Andolon and the Ganosanhati Andolan. ^{[18] [19]} The Gono Odhikar Parishad was initially with the alliance, but in May 2023, they left the alliance. The coalition effectively ceased to function after Rashtra Sanskar Andolon and several allied parties withdrew and began pursuing a new alliance with National Citizen Party. ^[20]

Left Democratic Alliance

The Left Democratic Alliance is an alliance of six leftist political parties including Communist Party of Bangladesh, Socialist Party of Bangladesh, Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist), Revolutionary Communist League of Bangladesh. ^[21]

United Front

The United Front was a coalition of political parties in East Bengal that contested and won Pakistan's first provincial general election to the East Bengal Legislative Assembly. The coalition consisted of the Awami Muslim League, the Krishak Praja Party, the Ganatantri Dal (Democratic Party), and Nizam-e-Islam.