Bangladesh

South Asia · Capital: Dhaka

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Upcoming elections

No upcoming national election is on record for Bangladesh.

How Bangladesh is governed

System of government: Unitary parliamentary republic
parliament.gov.bd Official source
Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a Parliamentary representative democratic Republic
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd Official source
Parliament shall stand dissolved on the expiration of the period of five years from the date of its first meeting
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: President
parliament.gov.bd Official source
Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a Parliamentary representative democratic Republic
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd Official source
Parliament shall stand dissolved on the expiration of the period of five years from the date of its first meeting
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: Prime Minister
parliament.gov.bd Official source
Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a Parliamentary representative democratic Republic
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd Official source
Parliament shall stand dissolved on the expiration of the period of five years from the date of its first meeting
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 18
parliament.gov.bd Official source
Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a Parliamentary representative democratic Republic
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd Official source
Parliament shall stand dissolved on the expiration of the period of five years from the date of its first meeting
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
parliament.gov.bd Official source
Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a Parliamentary representative democratic Republic
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd Official source
Parliament shall stand dissolved on the expiration of the period of five years from the date of its first meeting
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: Bangladesh Election Commission
parliament.gov.bd Official source
Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a Parliamentary representative democratic Republic
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd Official source
Parliament shall stand dissolved on the expiration of the period of five years from the date of its first meeting
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
parliament.gov.bd Official source
Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a Parliamentary representative democratic Republic
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd Official source
Parliament shall stand dissolved on the expiration of the period of five years from the date of its first meeting
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Jatiya Sangsad (House of the Nation) 350 seats · 5-year term · 300 members are directly elected from single territorial constituencies; 50 seats are reserved for women and elected by members of Parliament through proportion

The President is the head of state and is elected indirectly by members of Parliament for a five-year term. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President from the member of Parliament who appears to command majority support; Parliament normally has a five-year term.

parliament.gov.bd Official source

Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a Parliamentary representative democratic Republic

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd Official source

Parliament shall stand dissolved on the expiration of the period of five years from the date of its first meeting

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

President of Bangladesh head of state · 1 seats · 5-year term · Indirect election by members of Parliament

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Presidential election
2026 Bangladeshi presidential election
20 August 202649 days agoPresident of Bangladesh
Indirect election: chosen by Members of the Jatiya Sangsad, not by a public vote.
HeldIndirect Final results
Wikidata Q140685300: 2026 Bangladeshi presidential election Wikidata
2026 Bangladeshi presidential election - point in time 2026-08-20
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2024 Bangladeshi general election
7 January 20243 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q106696120: 2024 Bangladeshi general election Wikidata
2024 Bangladeshi general election - point in time 2024-01-07
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2023 Bangladeshi presidential election
13 February 20234 years agoPresident of Bangladesh
Indirect election: chosen by Members of the Jatiya Sangsad, not by a public vote.
HeldIndirect Final results
Wikidata Q106746879: 2023 Bangladeshi presidential election Wikidata
2023 Bangladeshi presidential election - point in time 2023-02-13
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2018 Bangladeshi general election
30 December 20188 years agoJatiya Sangsad
Held Final results
Wikidata Q24906000: 2018 Bangladeshi general election Wikidata
2018 Bangladeshi general election - point in time 2018-12-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Presidential election
2018 Bangladeshi presidential election
18 February 20189 years agoPresident of Bangladesh
Indirect election: chosen by Members of the Jatiya Sangsad, not by a public vote.
HeldIndirect Final results
Wikidata Q55604841: 2018 Bangladeshi presidential election Wikidata
2018 Bangladeshi presidential election - point in time 2018-02-18
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2026 Bangladeshi presidential election

20 August 2026 Final resultsIndirect election: chosen by Members of the Jatiya Sangsad, not by a public vote.

Share of the vote (%): all 2 lines, as in the table

Results of 2026 Bangladeshi presidential election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Source
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) Elected	255	74.3%	ecs.gov.bd Official source রাষ্ট্রপতি নির্বাচন ২০২৬ এর ফলাফলের প্রজ্ঞাপন Recorded 8 Oct 2026 bssnews.net News report Mirza Fakhrul Islam obtained 255 votes while Oli Ahmad bagged 88 votes. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Oli Ahmad (Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance)	88	25.7%	ecs.gov.bd Official source রাষ্ট্রপতি নির্বাচন ২০২৬ এর ফলাফলের প্রজ্ঞাপন Recorded 8 Oct 2026 bssnews.net News report Mirza Fakhrul Islam obtained 255 votes while Oli Ahmad bagged 88 votes. Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2023 Bangladeshi presidential election · 13 February 2023

Final results

Results of 2023 Bangladeshi presidential election
Party or candidate	Source
Mohammed Shahabuddin (Awami League) Elected	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia On 13 February 2023, Shahabuddin was thus officially elected as the country's 22nd president as he was unopposed. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 unb.com.bd News report The ruling party's nominee was declared the next president of the country as no other political party with representation in parliament proposed any name Recorded 8 Oct 2026

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2018 Bangladeshi general election · 30 December 2018

Final resultsTurnout 82.6%

Results of 2018 Bangladeshi general election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
Awami League Elected	63,805,379	75%	300	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly elected members Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Bangladesh Nationalist Party Elected	9,985,202	11.7%	7	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly elected members Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Jatiya Party Elected	4,443,351	5.2%	28	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly elected members Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Independents Elected	1,498,152	1.8%	4	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly elected members Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Workers Party of Bangladesh Elected	646,064	0.8%	3	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly elected members Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal Elected	610,044	0.7%	2	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly elected members Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh Elected	565,940	0.7%	2	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly elected members Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Gano Forum Elected	501,737	0.6%	2	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly elected members Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Bangladesh Tarikat Federation Elected	429,955	0.5%	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly elected members Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Jatiya Party (Manju) Elected	182,611	0.2%	1	en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly elected members Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Bangladesh in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bdOfficial source
bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bdOfficial source
bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bdOfficial source
ecs.gov.bdOfficial source
parliament.gov.bdOfficial source
Wikidata Q55604841: 2018 Bangladeshi presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q24906000: 2018 Bangladeshi general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q106746879: 2023 Bangladeshi presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q106696120: 2024 Bangladeshi general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q140685300: 2026 Bangladeshi presidential electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
bssnews.netNews report
unb.com.bdNews report

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🇧🇩 Bangladesh

Upcoming elections

How Bangladesh is governed

Elected offices

Past elections

2026 Bangladeshi presidential election

2024 Bangladeshi general election

2023 Bangladeshi presidential election

2018 Bangladeshi general election

2018 Bangladeshi presidential election

Results

2026 Bangladeshi presidential election

Bangladesh in numbers

Sources

Bangladesh