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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 next presidential election, the first direct or public presidential election was held on 3 June 1978, with the participation of general voters. [8] Eleven candidates submitted their nomination papers to run for the election. Two nomination papers were disapproved initially.
The 1981 Bangladeshi presidential elections were held on 15 November 1981. The result was a victory for the incumbent acting President Abdus Sattar of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who received 65.5% of the vote, beating his principal challenger Kamal Hossain of the Awami League. Voter 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]
This presidential election was the first presidential election to be held in Bangladesh after the transformation. Zia, a war hero, joined the race as the candidate of the Jatiyabadi Front ( lit. ' Nationalist Front ' ), an alliance of six parties that included pro-Islam parties like the Muslim League on the one hand and minority-led parties ...
Utility poles across Bangladesh are festooned with campaign flyers carrying pictures of general election candidates, most of them from the ruling party, as an opposition boycott looks set to usher ...
1974 Bangladeshi presidential election; 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 ...
1978 Comorian legislative election; 1978 Comorian presidential election; 1978 Egyptian protection of national unity and social peace referendum; 1978 Ghanaian governmental referendum; 1978 Malawian general election; 1978 Rwandan constitutional referendum; 1978 Rwandan presidential election; 1978 Senegalese general election; 1978 Sierra Leonean ...