Public attitudes towards Bangladesh’s major political parties have shifted since last year, with the BNP gaining favour while Jamaat-e-Islami has lost ground, according to the latest nationwide survey by the International Republican Institute (IRI).
The June 2026 survey shows that 57% of respondents hold a favourable view of the BNP, up from 51% in October 2025.
The increase gives the party the highest favourability among the major political forces measured in the survey.
Jamaat-e-Islami, meanwhile, moved in the opposite direction. Its favourability fell to 48%, down from 53% in October last year.
The findings point to a changing political landscape following the February 2026 national parliamentary election.
The National Citizen Party (NCP), which emerged from the political realignment following the July 2024 uprising, remains further behind the two established parties.
Its favourability stands at around 37%, little changed from the previous survey.
The Awami League continues to face the most difficult public perception among the major parties surveyed.
Only around 22% of respondents expressed favourable views of the party, while roughly 72% viewed it unfavourably.
IRI asked respondents whether they strongly or somewhat liked or disliked nine political parties, including the BNP, Jamaat, NCP, Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Awami League and Jatiya Party.
The latest findings are particularly significant because they capture public attitudes several months after the February election, providing an early indication of how the country’s political forces are being perceived in the post-election environment.
The survey was conducted between May 16 and June 24 among 5,000 adults across all 64 districts. IRI said the nationally representative survey has a margin of error of ±1.7 percentage points.