1991 Bangladeshi presidential election

The 1991 Bangladeshi presidential election was held on October 8, 1991.[1][2] This was the first indirect election after the restoration of the parliamentary system.[3][4] Abdur Rahman Biswas was nominated by the ruling party. He won the election unopposed as there were no other candidates to run for the election.[5] Abdur Rahman Biswas took the oath of the President's Office and assumed the office on October 10, 1991.[6][7]

1991 Bangladeshi presidential election
8 October 1991
 
Candidate Abdur Rahman Biswas
Party BNP
President before election

Shahabuddin Ahmed
Independent

 President

Abdur Rahman Biswas
BNP

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References
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  2. "Ex-President Abdur Rahman Biswas no more". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  3. Baxter, Craig (1992). "Bangladesh in 1991: A Parliamentary System". Asian Survey. 32 (2): 162–167. doi:10.2307/2645214. ISSN 0004-4687. JSTOR 2645214.
  4. "The rise and fall and rise of politics". The Daily Star. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  5. "The Presidential Election Act, 1991". www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de. Retrieved 2019-05-18.
  6. "Former president Abdur Rahman Biswas dies". Dhaka Tribune. 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  7. "Bangladesh - Presidential Election Act (Act No.27 of 1991)". www.ilo.org. Retrieved 2019-05-18.


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