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On 12 April, Ahmed announced in a televised speech to the nation that the next parliamentary election would be held before the end of 2008. [12] On 15 July 2007, the Bangladesh Election Commission published a road map for the election, promising a compilation of voter lists by October 2008 and an official election call before the end of that ...
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 ...
3 November – The caretaker government schedules general elections on 18 December 2008. [17] 24 November – The Electoral Commission reschedules the date for the general election from 18 to 29 December. [18] 29 December – 2008 Bangladeshi general election takes place, Bangladesh Awami League secures a landslide victory. Sheikh Hasina ...
The second general elections were held in Bangladesh on 18 February 1979, under President Ziaur Rahman.The Bangladesh Nationalist Party won the election; They won 207 out of 300 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad.The total vote was 51.2%। In this election, Awami League (Malek) won 39 seats, Awami League (Mizan) 2, JSD 8, Muslim League and Democratic League 20, NAP (Muzaffar) 1, Bangladesh National ...
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 ...
Britain on Monday condemned what it called "acts of intimidation and violence" that took place during the general election in Bangladesh, raising concerns over the number of arrests of opposition ...
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DHAKA (Reuters) - Elections in Bangladesh could be held by the end of 2025, the head of the country's interim government said on Monday, provided that electoral reforms are carried out first.