Election Name: | Elections in Bangladesh |
Country: | Bangladesh |
Previous Election: | 2017 elections in Bangladesh |
Previous Year: | 2017 |
Election Date: | 2018 |
Next Year: | 2019 |
Elections in Bangladesh in 2018 include election to the office of the President of Bangladesh, 11th Jatiya Sangsad election, by-elections to the 10th Jatiya Sangsad, elections to several city corporations, municipalities and local bodies.
See main article: 2018 Bangladeshi presidential election.
Presidential election was held on 7 February 2018.[1] Incumbent President Mohammad Abdul Hamid was nominated for the second time as the candidate to run for election by the ruling party.[2] Hamid was declared president by the Election Commission as no other candidate submitted nomination papers to the commission.[3]
See main article: 2018 Bangladeshi general election.
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad.[6] The result was another landslide victory for the Awami League-led Grand Alliance led by Sheikh Hasina.