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Indirect presidential elections were due to be held in Bangladesh on 16 February 2009 following the 2008 parliamentary election. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They were originally scheduled to have taken place by 5 September 2007, when Iajuddin Ahmed 's term expired, but was postponed due to the lack of an elected parliament. [ 3 ]
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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 ...
The election was originally scheduled for January 2007, but it was postponed by a military-controlled caretaker government for an extended period of time. The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the Awami League-led grand alliance, [3] which won 263 seats of the 300 directly elected seats. The main rival four-party alliance received ...
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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 London Conference also established a Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Bangladesh. The UK pledged £75 million ( over five years) to support Bangladesh in adaptation program in the face of adverse impacts of climate change. [5] In 2009, UK development commitment was $216 million which increased to around $250 million for 2010.
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. Later, 33 of the 72 candidates withdrew their candidacy making the number of contestants 39.