P. K. Balachandran
The 13th parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, scheduled for Thursday, February 12, are taking place under unprecedented conditions. The old warhorse, the Awami League, is absent, disqualified on charges of misrule. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has emerged from the doghouse and is poised to capture power. The previously banned Jamaat-i-Islami has teamed up with the new student-led outfit, the National Citizens Party (NCP), in a bid to surpass the BNP.
The Bangladeshi parliament is a unicameral legislature consisting of 350 Members of which 300 are elected from 300 territorial constituencies. The remaining 50 seats are reserved for women who are elected by the aforesaid elected Members of Parliament.
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