Bangladesh General Elections
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:election
|
gptkbp:controversy |
allegations of vote rigging
boycotts by opposition parties |
gptkbp:electionYear |
local NGOs
international observers subject to legal challenges often contested by opposition parties published_by_Election_Commission |
gptkbp:firstHeld |
1973
2018 |
gptkbp:futurePlans |
2023
|
gptkbp:hasFacility |
every five years
|
gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty |
gptkb:Awami_League
gptkb:Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party gptkb:Jatiya_Party |
gptkbp:historicalContext |
military rule
post-independence era democratic_transition |
gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
independence_from_Pakistan
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bangladesh General Elections
|
gptkbp:impact |
civic engagement
public trust in government political polarization |
gptkbp:internationalCooperation |
common
|
gptkbp:issuedBy |
gptkb:Election_Commission_of_Bangladesh
|
gptkbp:keyFigures |
gptkb:Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman
gptkb:Sheikh_Hasina Khaleda Zia Ershad Awami_League_leaders Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party_leaders Jatiya_Party_leaders |
gptkbp:majorIndustry |
economic development
human rights corruption political violence |
gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive
|
gptkbp:numberOfSeasons |
300
|
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer |
political negotiations
formation of government potential for unrest |
gptkbp:publicAccess |
varies by region
high voter turnout influenced by media shaped by political campaigns |
gptkbp:relatedEvent |
local government elections
by-elections upazila_elections |
gptkbp:voterTurnout |
first-past-the-post
18 years and older parliamentary system electronic voting machines manual counting ballot papers |