Countries / Asia
BGD
Elections in Bangladesh
parliamentary republic
Next election
date to be confirmed
MY
Muhammad Yunus live
Head of government - Nagorik Shakti
In office since
8 August 2024
Party
Nagorik Shakti
Head of state
Mohammad Shahabuddin
Region
Asia
Next election
-
Government
parliamentary republic
Capital
Dhaka
Population
171 466 990
Country facts
Legislature
Jatiya Sangsad
Established
1971
Currency
Bangladeshi taka
Official language
Bangla
Capital
Dhaka
Region
Asia
Area
147,570 km2
Election history
18 February 2018presidential
Bangladeshi presidential election
won: Abdul Hamid
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2024 - Sheikh Hasina Muhammad Yunus
irregular - successful coup (2024-08-05)
2009 - Fakhruddin Ahmed Sheikh Hasina
peaceful - no coup recorded
2007 - Fazlul Haque Fakhruddin Ahmed
peaceful - no coup recorded
2007 - Iajuddin Ahmed Fazlul Haque
peaceful - no coup recorded
2006 - Khaleda Zia Iajuddin Ahmed
peaceful - no coup recorded
2001 - Latifur Rahman Khaleda Zia
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.