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Ballot paper from 2014 election. As the ninth parliament's mandate expired on 24 January 2014, article 123(2)(a) of the constitution required a general election to be held between 26 October 2013 and 24 January 2014, within 90 days before the expiration of the term of the Jatiya Sangshad. [11]
The tenth general elections were held in Bangladesh on 5 January 2014. The election was boycotted by most parties, including the main opposition BNP, and carried out continuous hartal-blockade programs. 12 parties participated in that election. Awami League candidates won uncontested in 153 seats out of 300 seats.
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 ...
On 5 January 2014, the 10th general elections were held in Bangladesh. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its ally Jamaat-e-Islami had already boycotted the elections. The buildup to the elections were marred by successive strikes and violence by the opposition parties.
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The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973. Members of Parliament ... General Election 2014: Comilla-5 ...
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 ...
[2] [3] Street violence between the League, BNP and the Jamaat intensified in the run up to the general election. In 2014, the general elections were boycotted by the BNP. The elections were criticized by the United States, United Kingdom, European Union and the United Nations. [4] Sheikh Hasina was sworn in for a third tenure as prime minister.