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Scene from a polling booth in Bangladesh. Bangladesh elects on national level a legislature with one house or chamber. The unicameral Jatiyo Sangshad, meaning national parliament, has 350 members of which 300 members are directly elected through a national election for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies while 50 memberships are reserved for the women who are selected by the ruling ...
President: Mohammed Shahabuddin: 24 April 2023 [1] [2] Chief Adviser: Muhammad Yunus: 8 August 2024 Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad: Vacant 6 August 2024 Chief Justice: Syed Refaat Ahmed: 10 August 2024 [3] Chief Election Commissioner: AMM Nasir Uddin: 22 November 2024 Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission: Mobasser Monem: 9 ...
The constitution of Bangladesh determines the eligibility of a person becoming a president. To be president, these criteria must be met. According to Article 48 of the Constitution of Bangladesh, a person shall not be qualified for election as president if they: are less than thirty-five years of age; or
Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the country had four divisions: Chittagong Division, Dacca Division, Khulna Division, and Rajshahi Division. In 1982, the English spelling of the Dacca Division (along with the name of the capital city) was changed into Dhaka Division to more closely match the Bengali pronunciation.
DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh's president dissolved parliament on Tuesday, clearing the way for an interim government and new elections, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled ...
2024 Bangladesh general election (12th Jatiya Sangsad) : Barishal Division; Party Seats Votes Contested Won +/– In total Average % +/–pp; Bangladesh Awami League: 15 14 4 1,893,530 59.05 126,235 Jatiya Party (Ershad) 18 2 0 179,314 5.59 9,962 Workers Party of Bangladesh: 3 1 1 134,073 4.18 44,691 Jatiya Party (Manju) 2 0 1 73,872 2.30 ...
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 ...
Top left: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh. He was the president from 17 April 1971 to 12 January 1972 and from 25 January 1975 to 15 August 1975. Top right: Ziaur Rahman, the first president elected directly by the people of Bangladesh. He was the president from 21 April 1977 to 30 May 1981. Bottom left: Hussain ...