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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]
The 1978 Bangladeshi presidential elections were held on 3 June 1978. They were the first direct elections for the post President, as the post had previously been elected by the Jatiya Sangsad. The result was a victory for Ziaur Rahman, who won 76.6% of the vote. Turnout was 54.3%.
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.
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]
This presidential election was the first presidential election to be held in Bangladesh after the transformation. Zia, a war hero, joined the race as the candidate of the Jatiyabadi Front ( lit. ' Nationalist Front ' ), an alliance of six parties that included pro-Islam parties like the Muslim League on the one hand and minority-led parties ...
An interim government, led by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, was sworn in on Thursday with the aim of holding elections. Restoring law and order in Bangladesh a priority, says caretaker ...
Bangladesh's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as prime minister, with US President Gerald Ford at the Oval Office in 1974. Upon his release on 10 January 1972, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman briefly assumed the provisional presidency and later took office as the prime minister, heading all organs of government and decision-making.
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