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General elections took place in Bangladesh on 7 January 2024, in accordance with the constitutional requirement, stating that elections must take place within the 90-day period before the expiration of the current term of the Jatiya Sangshad on 29 January 2024.
The Awami League won the 2018 general elections and formed the government. [23] The first session of the parliament sat on 30 January 2019. As the tenure of a parliament lasts five years in Bangladesh, [3] the Sangsad was scheduled to expire on 29 January 2024.
The United States Department of State, in a statement, said that the election was not free and fair [6] and the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office termed the election lacking the preconditions of democracy. [7] According to The Economist, through this election, "Bangladesh effectively became a one-party state". [8]
Bangladesh’s expected parliamentary elections will be held on Jan. 7, electoral authorities announced Wednesday, but the opposition reiterated its vow to boycott the polls unless the government ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — 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 ...
Bangladesh holds a general election on Sunday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set to win a fourth straight term and the fifth overall for her Awami League-led alliance, despite an economy 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 ...
DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh said it will hold a parliamentary election on Jan. 7 in which the country's longest serving prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, will seek a fifth term, as deadly protests by ...