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Upcoming Elections

  • Legislative
    2013
  • Presidential
    2014

Bangladesh

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Iajuddin AHMED
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Khaleda ZIA
  • Assembly: Bangladesh has a unicameral National Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) with 300 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by parliament to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the National Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) 300 members are elected by simple majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

Population:

  • Population: 147,365,352 (July 2006 est.)

Future elections

  • Presidential - 2014
  • Legislative - 2013

Past elections

Last Updated on 02/04/2010

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