Abstract
The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of the government. This will be expressed in a periodic and transparent election which shall be by equal suffrage and held by secret vote. Through this, the pace of socio-economic and human development of a country is accelerated alongside the strengthening of the democratic process and Bangladesh is not so far from this process of democracy. To sustain the democratic process of Bangladesh it was a challenge for the ruling Awami League to conduct the 11th parliamentary election under constitutional law because of the non-cooperation of the opposition. But Awami League overcame that challenges and it was a landslide win which was largely attributed to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s dynamic leadership, her humility and the people’s rejection of anti-liberation forces. Majority of the people of Bangladesh, with the spirit of liberation war, wanted to see “Sonar Bangla” a long-cherished dream of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and it was reflected in the results of election.
Highlights
Electing people’s representatives through free, fair and neutral elections is one of the prime prerequisites for establishing good governance and democracy
The results show that the Awami League-led alliance got 288 seats, the BNP-led alliance got 07, and others three
View of the Major Parties Overjoyed by the landslide victory in the parliamentary polls, Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister and ruling Awami League president, said the countrymen voted her party to power again reaping the benefit of the development works during the two consecutive terms of the party
Summary
Electing people’s representatives through free, fair and neutral elections is one of the prime prerequisites for establishing good governance and democracy. Elections are a key way for citizens in a democracy to communicate with representatives. From the very beginning of Bangladesh in 1973 the first parliamentary election was held and the presidential form of governments was seen in the past. With the 13th amendment of the constitution of Bangladesh, caretaker government was taken to hold a free fair election; but in parliamentary system caretaker government has no legal status that’s why it was abolished by the 15th amendment of the constitution. The election system of Bangladesh has great diversity. The present government of Bangladesh is successful to hold a free fair and participatory 11th parliamentary national election
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