1991 Bangladeshi presidential election

none February 2026 1991 Bangladeshi presidential election Presidential No Bangladesh 1996 Bangladeshi presidential election 1996 8 October 1991 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Abdur Rahman Biswas 100 100 120 0 0 172 President Shahabuddin Ahmed (acting) Independent politician Abdur Rahman Biswas Bangladesh Nationalist Party 1986 Bangladeshi presidential election 1986 President Badrul Haider Chowdhury Awami League 92 Indirect presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 8 October 1991, with the 330 members of the Jatiya Sangsad electing the president.https://www.thedailystar.net/law/2010/11/01/index.htm Reminiscence of a lost battle: Arguing for the revival of second schedule The Daily Star 6 November 2010 This was the first indirect election after the restoration of the parliamentary system.Baxter Craig Craig Baxter 1992 Bangladesh in 1991: A Parliamentary System Asian Survey 32 2 162–167 10.2307/2645214 0004-4687 2645214https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-100390 The rise and fall and rise of politics 2009-08-07 The Daily Star 2019-05-04 Abdur Rahman Biswas was nominated by the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Badrul Haider Chowdhury was nominated by the Awami League. Abdur Rahman Biswas was elected with 172 votes to the 92 received by Badrul Haider Chowdhury. He took the oath of office and took office on 10 October 1991. This was the last contested presidential election in Bangladesh until 2026.https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/11/03/president-abdur-rahman-biswas-dies/ Former president Abdur Rahman Biswas dies 2017-11-03 Dhaka Tribune 2019-05-04http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_lang=en&p_isn=92054&p_country=BGD&p_count=165 Bangladesh - Presidential Election Act (Act No.27 of 1991). International Labour Organisation 2019-05-18যে প্রক্রিয়ায় রাষ্ট্রপতি নির্বাচন https://www.banglatribune.com/national/286699/%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A8 2025-02-22 Bangla Tribune bn Results Abdur Rahman Biswas Bangladesh Nationalist Party 172 Badrul Haider Chowdhury Awami League 92 330 Daily Star References Presidential Bangladesh Category:Presidential elections in Bangladesh Category:October 1991 in Bangladesh