Bangladesh

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Scene from a polling booth in Bangladesh

Elections in Bangladesh gives information on election and election results in Bangladesh. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Bangladesh The constitution of Bangladesh is the supreme law in Bangladesh. The 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis began in October 2006 when a caretaker government — designated by the constitution to oversee the vote — assumed The President is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post elected by the parliament Iajuddin Ahmed ( ইয়াজউদ্দিন আহম্মেদ (born February 1, 1931) is the current President of Bangladesh and has been in The Prime Minister of Bangladesh is in practice the most powerful political position in Bangladesh. Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed (ড ফখরুদ্দীন আহমেদ Fokhruddin Ahmed)(born May 1, 1940, in Bikrampur of Dhaka District Jatiyo Sangshad ( Bangla: জাতীয় সংসদ Jatio Shôngshod) or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. This article lists political parties in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has a fading Two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political General elections were held in Bangladesh on 1 October 2001. 300 single-seat constituencies for the Jatiyo Sangshad were contested by 1935 candidates General elections are scheduled to be held in Bangladesh on 18 December 2008. |||} Bangladesh consists of a number of administrative areas called divisions ( bibhag), each named after its respective capital The divisions of Bangladesh are divided into 64 districts or zila ( Bengali: জেলা jela) |||} The districts of Bangladesh are divided into subdistricts or upazilas ( Bengali উপজেলা upojela) 2005 was a bad year for national security in Bangladesh. Nearly every day was marked by bombings and on one day in particular Bangladesh pursues a moderate Foreign policy that places heavy reliance on multinational Diplomacy, especially at the United Nations. Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Bangladesh elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation The Jatiyo Sangshad has 330 members, 300 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies. Jatiyo Sangshad ( Bangla: জাতীয় সংসদ Jatio Shôngshod) or National Assembly is the national parliament of Bangladesh. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty The president is elected by the National Parliament.

Bangladesh has an unofficial two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. A two-party system is a form of Party system where two major Political parties dominate voting in nearly all Elections at every A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral

Latest election

Main article: Bangladeshi general election, 2001

Past elections

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive