Author Archive: khalid
Jatiya Oikyafront’s talks with AL ends
The much-hyped dialogue between ruling Awami League-led 14-party and newly formed Jatiya Oikya Front alliance has ended. The talks began at 7:00pm at the Ganabhaban on Thursday and lasted for over three and a half hours, reports bdnews24.com Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sat with the Oikya Front delegation ahead of […]
Bangladeshi General Election, 1988
The election was held on 3 March 1988. Total number of voter=49,863,829; Cast votes=28,873,540 (54.93%); Valid casting votes=28,526,650; Reserved Women Seats=30. Summary of the 03 March 1988 Bangladeshi Jatiyo Sangshad election Serial Party Total Candidates Seats Votes % Symbol 1 Jatiya Party 299 251 1,76,80,133 68.44% Plough 2 Combined Opposition […]
Bangladeshi General Election, 1991
The election was held on 13 January 1991. Total number of voter=6,20,81,793; Cast votes=34,477,803 (55.45%); Valid casting votes=34,103,777; Reserved Women Seats=30. Summary of the 27 February 1991 Bangladeshi Jatiyo Sangshad election Serial Party Total Candidates Seats Votes % Symbol 1 Bangladesh Nationalist Party 300 140 1,05,07,549 30.81% Sheaf of Paddy […]
Bangladeshi General Election, February 1996
Following boycotts by the main opposition party Bangladesh Awami League, BNP won the uncontested elections. However, amidst protests, they were made to cave into Awami League’s original demands, dissolve the parliament, and hold elections under a neutral caretaker government after the enactment of the 13th amendment. Party Votes % Seats […]
A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan
A.Z.M. Enayetullah Khan (25 May 1939 – 10 November 2005) was a veteran journalist, former minister of Bangladesh. He founded the weekly newspaper Holiday and the daily newspaper New Age. He served as the Minister from 1977 to 1978. Md. Shaheduzzaman had remarked him as one of the best political […]
A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury
Abdul Qasim Mohammad Badruddoza Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi politician who served as President of Bangladesh, serving from 14 November 2001 until his resignation on 21 June 2002. He was the founding secretary-general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is also a physician, and former cultural activist, an author, essayist, playwright, television […]
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is one of the two major contemporary political parties of Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by former Bangladesh President Ziaur Rahman after the Presidential election of 1978, with a view to uniting the people with nationalist ideology of the country. Since then, […]
Bangladeshi General Election, June 1996
Bangladesh Awami League won the general elections for the first time since 1973 by forming a coalition government, since they fell 5 seats short of a majority. Party Votes % Seats +/- Bangladesh Awami League 15,882,792 37.4 146 New Bangladesh Nationalist Party 14,255,986 33.6 116 -34 Jatiya Party 6,954,981 16.4 […]
Bangladeshi General Election, 2001
BNP won two-third majority in the parliament and won the elections. Summary of the 1 October 2001 Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangshad election results Parties Votes % Seats Bangladesh Nationalist Party (Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Dal) 23,074,714 41.40 193 Bangladesh Awami League 22,310,276 40.02 62 Jatiya Party (Ershad) Includes candidates of the Islamic National Unity Front (Islami […]
Bangladeshi General Election, 2008
Bangladesh Awami League won two-third majority in the parliament and won the elections. Summary of the 9th Bangladeshi Jatiyo Sangshad election Alliance Party Votes % Seats Change Grand Alliance Bangladesh Awami League 33,887,451 49.0% 230 +168 Jatiya Party 4,867,377 7.0% 27 +16 Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal 429,773 0.6% 3 +2 Workers […]