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General elections were held in Bangladesh on 12 June 1996. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Awami League, which won 146 of the 300 directly elected seats, beginning Sheikh Hasina's first-term as Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 75%, the highest to date. [1]
Two general elections were held in Bangladesh in 1996: Sixth parliamentary election on 15 February, which was won by BNP after Bangladesh Awami League, the other main party in Bangladesh, boycotted the elections. Seventh parliamentary election on 12 June, which was won by Bangladesh Awami League after BNP was forced to dissolve the parliament ...
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 February 1996. They were boycotted by most opposition parties, and saw voter turnout drop to just 15%. [1] The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which won 278 of the 300 directly elected seats. [1]
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The seventh general elections were held in Bangladesh on June 12, 1996. [5] The election was led by two major parties, the Awami League, led by Sheikh Hasina; Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was led by Khaleda Zia. A total of 2,574 candidates from 81 parties, including 281 independent candidates, took part in the election against 300 seats.
This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the 7th Parliament of the Jatiya Sangsad, the National Parliament of Bangladesh, by Bangladeshi constituencies.The list includes both MPs elected at the 1996 general election, held on 12 June 1996, and nominated women's members for reserved seats and those subsequently elected in by-elections.
Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh's governing and opposition parties held separate rallies in the capital on Friday over who should oversee the next general election, expected to be held early ...
The Bangladeshi presidential election of 1996 was held on July 23, 1996. Shahabuddin Ahmed was elected after being nominated by the ruling party. [1] He replaced Abdur Rahman Biswas when his five-year term came to an end. [2] His inauguration ceremony was held October 9, 1996. [3]