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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%.
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]
Since the independence of Bangladesh, the presidential election process has been changed several times due to both the presidential and parliamentary arrangements. [1] According to the Second Schedule to the Constitution of 1972, the president of the parliament used to be elected by a secret vote.
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.
1978 Bangladeshi presidential election; 1981 Bangladeshi presidential election; 1986 Bangladeshi presidential election; 1991 Bangladeshi presidential election; 1996 Bangladeshi presidential election; 2001 Bangladeshi presidential election; 2002 Bangladeshi presidential election; 2009 Bangladeshi presidential election; 2013 Bangladeshi ...
Presidential: JaGoDal/ BNP. 1978: 237/330 1979-1982 Shah Azizur Rahman: 1981-1982 Abdus Sattar: Sattar 1981: Second Military rule [12] 1982-1983 Ahsanuddin Chowdhury: Post abolished: Junta: Presidential: Independent military backed: None — 1983-1984 Hossain Mohammad Ershad: Military: Third Jatiyo Sangsad [13] 1984-1985 Hossain Mohammad Ershad ...
Top left: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh. He was the president from 17 April 1971 to 12 January 1972 and from 25 January 1975 to 15 August 1975. Top right: Ziaur Rahman, the first president elected directly by the people of Bangladesh. He was the president from 21 April 1977 to 30 May 1981. Bottom left: Hussain ...