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The UN chief wished success of the Bangladesh's new prime minister and assured her of all-out cooperation. [37] U.S. State Department congratulated the Bangladesh Election Commission and government officials on the successful election. [40] A statement issued stated high voter turnout underscores the people's desire to see democracy restored. [41]
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 ...
There have been 10 prime ministers, 1 senior minister, 5 chief advisers, and 1 acting chief adviser of Bangladesh. Note that prime ministers are numbered either bracketless or with ( ) brackets, and chief advisors are numbered using [ ] brackets.
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 ...
Political parties including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by former prime minister Khaleda Zia have been pressing the interim government for a clear plan to hold a national election.
At Sheikh Hasina's demand, a presidential advisor negotiated with the Election Commission to gain a two-day extension for filing of nominations [9] On 23 December 2006, all political parties joined the planned elections of 22 January 2007. The last day of nomination filing was extended to 26 December 2006 to accommodate all political parties ...
In the 2001 general elections BNP won the election with a two-thirds majority of seats in parliament and 46% of the vote (compared to the principal opposition party's 40%) and Khaleda Zia was once again sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh. In 2008 election, they faced a landslide defeat.
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 ...