Gano Forum

Gano Forum (Bengali: গণফোরাম; lit. 'People's Forum' GF) is a political party in Bangladesh. GF was formed through a split of the Awami League and the merger of civil society groups in 1992.^[2] The constitutional lawyer and international jurist Kamal Hossain serves as President Emeritus.^[3]

PresidentSubrata Chowdhury (Acting)

General SecretaryMd. Mizanur Rahman

FounderKamal Hossain (President Emeritus)

Founded1992

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Gano Forum গণফোরাম People's Forum
President	Subrata Chowdhury (Acting)
General Secretary	Md. Mizanur Rahman
Founder	Kamal Hossain (President Emeritus)
Founded	1992
Split from	AL
Headquarters	Eden Complex, Arambagh, Dhaka[1]
Ideology	Bengali nationalism Secularism (Bangladeshi)
Colours	Green
Seats in the Jatiya Sangsad	0 / 350
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
gonoforum.org
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The former Bangladeshi finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith served as the founding general secretary of party. After the death of Saifuddin Ahmed Manik in 2008,^[4] Then Mostafa Mohsin Montu served almost one decade and then Reza Kibria has served as the General Secretary until he resign from the party in February 2021.^[5][6]

Veteran politicians such as Advocate Zahirul Islam (former MP) and Mafizul Islam Khan Kamal (former MP) are a part of Gano Forum. Mafizul Islam Khan Kamal is the executive president of the party. Amsaa Amin, Abu Sayeed, A. H. M. Khalequzzaman, Shubrata Chowdhury, Mostafa Mohsin Montu, Sultan Md. Monsur Ahmed, Reza Kibria were the candidates of Gano Forum from Jatiya Oikya Front in the 2018 Bangladeshi general election.^[7] Currently, Subrata Chowdhury is serving as the acting president and Md. Mizanur Rahman is serving as the general secretary.