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The Bangladesh Awami League (AL) decided to participate in the 2008 parliamentary election under the name of "Grand Alliance" with the Jatiya Party led by General Ershad as its main partner. The AL contested the polls for 245 constituencies. Awami League conceded as many as 46 out of 300 parliamentary constituencies to Jatiya Party (JP).
The election was close in terms of popular vote share between Awami League and BNP, with a difference of less than 4%. However, as a result of first-past-the-post voting, Awami League secured a 30-seat lead above BNP. The election saw a high voter turnout of ~74%. [7]
Hasina with US President Bill Clinton at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka, 2000 Hasina with European Commission President Romano Prodi in Brussels, 2001. The Awami League (AL), with other opposition parties, demanded that the next general elections be held under a neutral caretaker government, and that provision for caretaker governments to manage elections be incorporated in the constitution.
In June 2005, the Awami League won an important victory when the AL nominated incumbent mayor A.B.M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury won the important mayoral election in Chittagong, by a huge margin, against BNP nominee State Minister of Aviation Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin. This election was seen as a showdown between the Awami League and the BNP.
2001 Bangladeshi general election ← June 1996 1 October 2001 2008 → All 300 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad 151 seats needed for a majority Registered 74,946,364 Turnout 74.97% (0.63 pp) First party Second party Leader Khaleda Zia Sheikh Hasina Party BNP AL Alliance Oikya Alliance Last election 33.61%, 116 seats 37.44%, 146 seats Seats won 193 62 Seat change 77 84 Popular vote 23,074,714 ...
Some supporters of the ruling Awami League also clashed with opposition activists outside the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [23] [24] [25] The BNP accused the police of barring Zia's car from leaving in order for her to lead the march. [25] Thousands of security forces, mainly police, were present to prevent the opposition activists from rallying. [26]
2024 Bangladesh general election (12th Jatiya Sangsad) : Rajshahi Division; Party Seats Votes Contested Won +/– In total Average % +/–pp; Bangladesh Awami League: 35 32 1 4,317,852 65.25 123,367 Jatiya Party (Ershad) 37 1 1 120,198 1.82 3,249 Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Inu) 18 1 1 54,946 0.83 3,053 Workers Party of Bangladesh: 6 0 1 39,993 0. ...
The BNP's primary rivals, the Awami League, led by Sheikh Hasina, won only 88 seats. However, there was little difference between the two main parties in terms of the popular vote share, with BNP only receiving around 250,000 votes more than the Awami League. [2] Of the directly elected 300 seats, only four were won by female candidates.