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Representation Of The People Order, 1972
Representation of People Order is a set of laws governing how members of parliament are election, the role of the Election Commission, and registration of Bangladeshi political parties. History Representation of People Order was passed on 26 December 1972 and repealed Legal Framework Order and the National and Provincial Assemblies (Election) Ordinance of 1970. The law governs the election of members of parliament in Bangladesh and the registration of political parties with the Election Commission. Political parties must meet three conditions under the ordinance to register with the Election Commission. It tasks the Election Commission with providing returning officers for each parliamentary constituency during elections. The Order was amended in August 2008 through the Representative of People Order (Amendment) Ordinance which was passed in the parliament in 2009. In 2018, the Order was further amended through the Representation of the People Order (amendment) Order, 2018 whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Bangladesh
Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Bangladesh is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The Constitution of Bangladesh was written in 1972 and has undergone seventeen amendments. The current parliamentary system was adopted in 1991. Between 1975 and 1990 the nation experienced military rule. A caretaker government was first introduced in 1990 after the resignation of military dictator Lieutenant General HM Ershad to observe a neutral democratic election, as per demands of the two major political parties Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Bangladesh Awami League. Following the forced resignation of HM Ershad, Chief Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed was nominated as the Chief Advisor and observed the 1991 general election. A Caretaker government is headed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Election Commission Of Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Election Commission ( bn, বাংলাদেশ নির্বাচন কমিশন), abbreviated and publicly referred to as EC, is an independent constitutional body that operates the legal functions of election laws in Bangladesh. Article 118 of the Bangladeshi Constitution allows the commission to be formed consisting of a chief election commissioner alongside a number of assisting election commissioners under permission granted by the president of Bangladesh. Structure The appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh and other election commissioners (if any) is made by the president. When the election commission consists of more than one person, the chief election commissioner is to act as its chairman. Under the constitution, the term of office of any election commissioner is five years from the date on which he enters upon office. A person who has held office as chief election commissioner is not eligible for appointment in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Voting In Bangladesh
Electronic voting machines (EVMs) were introduced in Bangladesh to resolve problems of using paper ballots. They were first successfully used in 2007 for the election of the working committee of Dhaka Officers' Club. Since then, EVMs have been used sparingly in various city corporation elections in the country. In 2018 they were used in six constituencies for the first time in a general election. History In 2007 SM Lutfar Kabir, head of the ICT division of BUET took the charge of building EVMs and submitted the proposal to the Caretaker government. A EVM manufacturer named Pilab Bangladesh was involved in the project. They proposed to the government to use EVMs in all national elections after its successful use in the working committee of Dhaka Officers Club the same year. The project was not implemented as the work of making voter lists with pictures was not completed. Later, the commission headed by Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda conducted EVMs in 14 polling stations on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Committee Of The National Economic Council
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) is an executive committee under the Cabinet Division The Cabinet Division ( bn, মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ) is the executive office of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. As a division of the Government of Bangladesh, the office is responsible for the executive administrat ... of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, which verifies, imports, approves and advances national important development projects, regardless of the economic status and economic activities of the country. Provides formulation, review and approval. Meetings of the ECNEC are usually held in the NEC conference room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar under the Planning Department, Planning Department. History In 1972, The Cabinet Division was formed as a division under the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs (Ministry of Cabinet Affairs) to provide secretarial support to the cabinet of the Government of the People's Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Imam Majumder
Ali Imam Majumder is a former Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh. He is the Secretary General of Transparency International Bangladesh executive committee member of Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN). Early life Majumder was born in 1950 in Kulubari Village, Sonamura, Tripura, India. He migrated to East Pakistan and settled in Comilla in 1962. He graduated from University of Chittagong and graduated with a Masters in Mathematics. Career Majumder joined the Bangladesh Civil Service on 11 February 1977 as an administration cadre. Majumder served as the District Commissioner (DC) of Sylhet District and Cox's Bazar District in 1997. In 2004, Majumder was the Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. On 31 October 2006, Majumder was appointed the Principal Secretary of the Chief Advisor of the Caretaker Government. On 6 December 2006, he also became the Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh. In May 2007, he approved a proposal to raise the ranks of the heads of the three arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahdeen Malik
Shahdeen Malik is a Bangladeshi lawyer, eminent jurist, a constitutional expert, and legal activist. Early life Malik's father, Abdul Malik Chowdhury, was the chief conservatory officer of the Forest Department. He did his masters in law at the Patrice Lumumba University in Russia in 1979. He did another masters in law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1984. He did his PhD at the School of Oriental and African Studies in 1994. Career Malik joined the University of Dhaka in 1980 as a lecturer. Malik joined Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust in 1990. He wrote Public Interest Litigation in South Asia - Rights in Search of Remedies in 1997. Malik started his practice at the Bangladesh Supreme Court in 2003. Malik was a founder director and faculty at the law school of BRAC University. In 2008, Malik was the lawyer for the University of Dhaka. From 2010 to 2019, Malik served at the Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs as an honorary director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badiul Alam Majumdar
Badiul Alam Majumdar (born February 1946) is a Bangladeshi economist, development worker, political analyst, local government and election expert. He is the vice president and country director of the US-based charity The Hunger Project. He is the founder-secretary of a civil society organization named Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN). Early life Majumdar was born in February 1946 at Polaiya village at Laksham Upazila in Comilla of the then British India (now Bangladesh). He completed his Higher Secondary School Certificate in 1962 from and graduated from Dhaka University in 1967. He earned his post graduate degree from the same university in 1968. He completed a graduate fellowship at Claremont Graduate University from 1970 to 1971. Later, he obtained his PhD degree in economics from Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M Hafizuddin Khan
M Hafizuddin Khan is a Bangladeshi career bureaucrat,6th Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh and former adviser to the caretaker government heading the Ministries of Finance, Planning, Jute and Textiles. Early life Khan completed his B.A. and M.A. in political science from Dhaka University in 1961. He obtained a diploma in Development Finance from the University of Birmingham. Career Khan joined the Central Civil Service of Pakistan in 1964 as an Audit and Accounts cadre.He served in the railway Accounts Service and Defence Finance Department.He was placed in the senior service pool of the Government of Bangladesh in 1977. He served in BASIC Bank Limited and Rupali Bank as a director. He was the chairman of Agrani Bank. He also did a stint in the Prime Minister's Secretariat. He was the 6th Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh. He retired in 1999 from Government service. He served as an adviser in the caretaker government, Latifur Rahman Cabinet. He was in c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahbub Talukdar
Mahbub Talukdar (13 February 1942 – 24 August 2022) was a Bangladeshi poet, writer, civil servant, and one of the Election Commissioners of Bangladesh. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2012 for his contribution in juvenile literature. He was a Freedom Fighter and joined the exiled government in 1971. Early life Talukdar was born on 13 February 1942 at Purbadhala Upazila in Netrokona District of the then British Raj. He completed his Secondary School Certificate from Nawabpur Government High School and Higher Secondary School Certificate from Dhaka College. He obtained his graduation and post graduation degree from the University of Dhaka in Bengali Language and Literature. Career Talukdar started his career as teacher at University of Chittagong where he taught Bengali language and literature from 1968 to 1970. In 1971, he participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War and worked in the Ministry of Information under Provisional Government of Bangladesh. Later, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006–2008 Bangladeshi Political Crisis
The 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis began as a caretaker government (CTG) assumed power at the end of October 2006 following the end of term of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party administration. BNP government increased the age of chief justice retirement in an unconstitutional way to bias the appointment of the head of the caretaker government. CTG manages the government during the interim 90-day period and parliamentary elections. Political conflict began with the alleged appointment of a Chief Advisor, a role which devolved to the President, Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed. The interim period was marked from the beginning by violent protests initiated by the Awami League named '' Logi Boitha Andolan'' (Boat-hook and Oar Movement), with 40 people killed and hundreds injured in the first month. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party had its own complaints about the process and the opposition. After extensive negotiations as the CTG tried to bring all the political parties to the table an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 In Law
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
