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Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 3 June 1978. They were the first direct elections for presidency in the country, as the president had previously been elected by the Jatiya Sangsad. [1] The result was a victory for Ziaur Rahman, who received 77% of the vote. Voter turnout was 54%. [2]
Presidential: JaGoDal/ BNP. 1978: 237/330 1979-1982 Shah Azizur Rahman: 1981-1982 Abdus Sattar: Sattar 1981: Second Military rule [12] 1982-1983 Ahsanuddin Chowdhury: Post abolished: Junta: Presidential: Independent military backed: None — 1983-1984 Hossain Mohammad Ershad: Military: Third Jatiyo Sangsad [13] 1984-1985 Hossain Mohammad Ershad ...
18 February - Boxing legend, Muhammad Ali arrives in Bangladesh for a 5-day visit. [3] 3 June - Ziaur Rahman wins the presidential election and secures his position for a five-year term. 28 June - The ashes of Atiśa Dipankara Shrijnana are brought to Bangladesh from Tibet. Bangladesh is elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council. [4]
Major General Ziaur Rahman was elected as president in that election. [7] [9] The direct presidential election for the second time was held on 15 November 1981 in the same manner. Eighty-three candidates for the election submitted nomination papers. Eleven nomination papers were disapproved. The number of valid candidates became 72.
Bangladesh’s president dissolved Parliament Tuesday, clearing the way for new elections to replace the longtime prime minister who resigned and fled the country following weeks of demonstrations ...
The 1981 Bangladeshi presidential elections were held on 15 November 1981. The result was a victory for the incumbent acting President Abdus Sattar of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who received 65.5% of the vote, beating his principal challenger Kamal Hossain of the Awami League. Voter turnout was 54.3%.
Bangladesh’s opposition political party said it was working towards holding general elections by December, following a meeting with interim government chief Muhammad Yunus.. The caretaker ...
Bangladesh is set to hold its next national elections on Jan. 7. A five-member bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan handed out the ruling.