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The 2023 Bangladeshi presidential election was scheduled for Sunday, 19 February 2023 to elect the 22nd president of Bangladesh.However, nominations closed at noon on 12 February and the Awami League politician Mohammed Shahabuddin Chuppu, who had been nominated in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, was the only candidate nominated.
Date President before election Party before election Elected President Party after election Ref. 13 February 2023 [a] Mohammad Abdul Hamid: Bangladesh Awami League: Shahabuddin Chuppu: Bangladesh Awami League [2] [3] [4] [5]
1–4 December 2023: Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination 17 December 2023: Symbol allocation 18 December 2023: Start of campaign period 18 December 2023: End of campaign period 5 January 2024: Date of Poll 7 January 2024: Date of Counting of Votes 7 January 2024: Date of reserved seats Poll 14 March 2024
This national electoral calendar for 2023 lists the national/federal elections held in 2023 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
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 ...
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 ...
Speaking in a national broadcast in December, marking the 53rd anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader said: “Election dates could be fixed by the end of ...
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]