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On October 20, 2024, a group of students from various colleges in Bangladesh, who had either failed or received unsatisfactory grades in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations of 2024, staged violent protests at the offices of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education. The protests turned violent, resulting in vandalism of ...
Following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024, the post-resignation violence in Bangladesh took place, between protesters and opposition activists on one side, and Awami League supporters, government and security officials on the other. [6] On the day of Hasina's resignation, 25 police officers were killed. [1]
The Awami League won the 2018 general elections and formed the government. [23] The first session of the parliament sat on 30 January 2019. As the tenure of a parliament lasts five years in Bangladesh, [3] the Sangsad was scheduled to expire on 29 January 2024.
The twelfth general elections in Bangladesh were held on Sunday, January 7, 2024. The schedule was announced on November 15, 2023. [9] [10] According to the schedule, the last date for submission of nomination papers was November 30, and the date for scrutinizing them is December 1 to 4. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is December 17.
The Fifth Hasina Ministry, the 21st cabinet of Bangladesh, was led by Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. It was established following the 2024 general election held on 7 January 2024. The election results were declared on the same day, leading to the formation of the 12th assembly in the Jatiya Sangsad .
General elections took place in Bangladesh on 7 January 2024, in accordance with the constitutional requirement, stating that elections must take place within the 90-day period before the expiration of the current term of the Jatiya Sangshad on 29 January 2024.
The main opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), demanded that the government hand over power to a neutral caretaker government before the January 2024 elections. [9] This was rejected by Hasina, who vowed that "Bangladesh will never allow an unelected government again". [ 10 ]
Local elections in Bangladesh from 2024 to 2029 includes elections to the city corporation, district chairmen election, sub-district chairmen election and union council elections in several municipalities and local bodies.