IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh

165,650,475
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2023)

119,691,633
Registered Voters (as of None)

53.37%
Average Turnout

7
Elections in our database

V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score : 49.3 High
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Autocracy
*Varieties of Democracy (2024)

CEDAW Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: Nov. 6, 1984

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: May 9, 2007
Ratified Date: Nov. 30, 2007

SIGI* Score: 49.3 High
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

HDI* Score: 0.685 Medium
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Bangladeshi National Parliament	Jatiya Sangsad	Assembly
Bangladeshi Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Mohammed SHAHABUDDIN (since 24 April 2023)
Head of Government: Chief Advisor of the Interim Government Muhammad YUNIS (since 8 August 2024)
Assembly: Bangladesh has a unicameral National Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) with 350 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is indirectly elected by parliament to serve up to two 5-year terms.
The parliamentary majority leader is appointed Prime Minister by the President.
In the National Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) 300 members are elected by simple majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms. 50 additional seats are reserved for women, These female members are elected by the other 300 members on the basis of proportional representation via single transferrable vote.

Elections

2024-01-07
Bangladeshi National Parliament
Votes -
Registered 119,691,633
Turnout -

2018-12-30
Bangladeshi National Parliament
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2018-02-18
Bangladeshi Presidency
Votes 1
Registered 104,100,000
Turnout -

2014-01-05
Bangladeshi National Parliament
Votes 47,262,168
Registered 92,007,113
Turnout 51.37

2013-04-22
Bangladeshi Presidency
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2008-12-29
Bangladeshi National Parliament
Votes 70,647,508
Registered 81,083,933
Turnout 87.13

2001-10-01
Bangladeshi National Parliament
Votes 56,185,707
Registered 74,946,364
Turnout 74.97

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Bangladeshi National Parliament	2024-01-07	-	119,691,633	-
Bangladeshi National Parliament	2018-12-30	-	-	-
Bangladeshi Presidency	2018-02-18	1	104,100,000	-
Bangladeshi National Parliament	2014-01-05	47,262,168	92,007,113	51.37
Bangladeshi Presidency	2013-04-22	-	-	-
Bangladeshi National Parliament	2008-12-29	70,647,508	81,083,933	87.13
Bangladeshi National Parliament	2001-10-01	56,185,707	74,946,364	74.97

Voter Turnout

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