Nataraj Pangal | Shreya Rana

Introduction
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.

The President is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post. The
real power is held by the Prime Minister, who is the head of
government.








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The political Parties and Election
The three major parties in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and
Bangladesh Awami League and
Jatiya Party.
BNP finds its allies among some Islamist parties
like Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh while the
Awami League aligns itself traditionally
with leftist and secularist parties.

Recent Political Overview
There are about a hundred political parties in
Bangladesh. The majority of these are minor parties.
Five major political parties are active in Bangladesh.
The party in power is the Awami League or AL. The
BNP is more towards the conservative, right-of-center
wing. Leading the opposition is the Bangladesh
Nationalist Party or BNP. Beginning as a socialist group,
the AL is now center-left. The Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal
represents the left and socialist parties. The extreme
right includes tl2he Jamaat e Islami party and the
Islami Oikyo Jote party. These two groups promote
Islam in public life. Created by General Ershad, the
Jatiyo Party (JP) leans toward holds similar ideologies
as the AL and BNP.

A chronology of key events of
Bangladesh Politics

1949 - The Awami League is established to
campaign for East Pakistan's autonomy from
West Pakistan.
1970 - The Awami League, under Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman, wins an overwhelming
election victory in East Pakistan. The
government in West Pakistan refuses to
recognise the results, leading to rioting.
Cyclone hits East Pakistan - up to 500,000
people are killed.
1971 - Sheikh Mujib arrested and taken to
West Pakistan. In exile, Awami League leaders
proclaim the independence of the province of
East Pakistan on 26th March. The new
country is called Bangladesh.
1972 - Sheikh Mujib returns, becomes prime
minister. He begins a programme of
nationalising key industries in an attempt to
improve living standards, but with little
success.




A chronology of key events of
Bangladesh Politics
1977 - General Ziaur Rahman assumes the presidency.
Islam is adopted in the constitution.
1982 - General Ershad assumes power in army coup. He
suspends the constitution and political parties.
1986 - Parliamentary and presidential elections. Ershad
elected to a five-year term. He lifts martial law and
reinstates the constitution
1996 - Two sets of elections eventually see the Awami
League win power, with Sheikh Hasina Wajed, the
daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, becoming prime
minister.
2001 July - Hasina steps down, hands power to
caretaker authority, becoming the first prime minister in
the country's history to complete a five-year term.



Party Politics and Political Violence in
Bangladesh


2013 Bangladesh violence started on
February 28, 2013 after the announcement
of death sentence of Delwar Hossain
Sayidee, a leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-
Islami.
Right after the verdict by the International
Crimes Tribunal (ICT), supporters of
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student
wing Islami Chhatra Shibir started country-
wide violence, including attacks on police,
minorities, setting fire to Hindu temples,
vandalizing cars in the streets, and
destroying government properties all over
the country.
Some Social and Political Problems of
Bangladesh in Experts eyes

Social problems: Corruption, inequality of
income, unemployment, illegal toll
collection in the name of political parties,
traffic accidents, law and order,
politicization of government organs,
corruption in the judiciary, price hike of
commodity.

Political: Absence of tolerance among the
parties, party in power do not allow
opposition parties' activities,
disappearance of opposition political
activists, influence at all government
offices, position student front engagement
in illegal toll collection and extortion, saying
no to all government efforts by opposition
party, forceful strike by oppositions etc.

Recent Main Political Crisis in
Bangladesh

War criminals and their
judgment

Caretaker Government

Hartal

Hefazat e- Isalam and their
13 points demand

Student Politics

Some positive lights

If we look at Bangladeshs economy, the
heroes are the garment workers, the
migrant workers and the farmers in the
field. Theyre the people who have kept the
country alive and provided the thrust to the
economy.
The private sector has also played a good
role despite the corruption. And so it is
they who should be credited for the
economic growth we have seen.
Bangladesh for the first time has left
Pakistan behind in exports as the former
has surpassed an unprecedented mark of
$24.3 billion during last fiscal year as
compared to $23.6 billion figures registered
on account of Pakistans exports.

Conclusion

Politics in Bangladesh has been far from perfect for a plethora of reasons.
Though we have many political parties but there are only two parties
have controlled the country last one decade. There are no change occur
in our main problems like corruption, political violence, student politics.
Rather it increases new problems from time to time.

Every country has to face some political problems. But our problems are
continuously running from year to year. Political rivalry is so hard in our
country that sometimes paralyzed our whole country. It should be come
to end whole political problem to relief of our country.