IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Bangladesh

People's Republic of Bangladesh

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

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.

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.

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

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