Mujibar Rahman7 March 1973
Wins a landslide victory in the countrys first general elections, Rahman and the Awami League win the elections
Bangladesh · Government / Government of Bangladesh. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Wins a landslide victory in the countrys first general elections, Rahman and the Awami League win the elections
Violence in Bangladesh kept the election turnout to about 15%. Opposition leaders filed no candidates and claimed that the results showed that Prime Minister Zia had lost authority to rule
The Election Commission of Bangladesh announces that the liberal Awami League of Hasina Wajed won 126 seats, the centrist National Party 103 seats, and the Jatiya Party 28
Zia resigns but enacts a constitutional amendment that all future elections be held under caretaker Governments
Responding to claims of corruption on the electoral commission and threats by an alliance of political parties to boycott Jan. 22 election, President Iajuddin Ahmed declares a state of emergency & cancels elections
Bangladeshs military-backed Government says it will end nearly two years of emergency rule and restore civil liberties before this months national elections
Bangladeshis voted in their droves in elections that mark the end of two years of emergency rule, with a pair of rival former Prime Minister's vying to reclaim power in the impoverished nation
The Awami League wins a landslide victory in the countrys 481 upazilas (subdistricts), 3 people are killed, 150 injured and voter intimidation is rife
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