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| BANGLADESHI DEMOCRACY STATS: |
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Civil and political liberties
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3.5 |
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[68th of 140]
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Electoral system
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first-past-the-post |
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Electoral system type
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plurality |
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Female candidacy
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1,972 |
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[14th of 161]
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Female ministers
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12.5% |
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[62nd of 125]
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Female parliamentarians
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2% |
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[148th of 157]
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Female suffrage
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1972 |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against discrimination
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No |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
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Yes |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Penalty
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10 years - Life |
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Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes
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0.8% |
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[96th of 110]
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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75% |
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[56th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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56,185,700 |
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[6th of 154]
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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74,946,400 |
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[7th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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66,408,100 |
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[7th of 163]
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Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout
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54.1% |
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[78th of 86]
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Presidential elections > Total vote
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25,916,300 |
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[10th of 87]
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Presidential elections > Turnout
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53.1 |
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[63rd of 82]
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Presidential elections > Voter registration
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47,912,400 |
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[6th of 86]
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Presidential elections > Voting age population
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48,803,000 |
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[6th of 91]
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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Bangladesh, People's Republic of Bangladesh
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