Presidential elections in Bangladesh
Election order Year Elected Government System Election type
1st 1974 Mohammad Mohammadullah Parliamentary system Indirect election , through secret ballot
2nd 1978 Major General Ziaur Rahman Military-backed presidential system Direct election , through public voting
3rd 1981 Abdus Sattar Presidential system Direct election , through public voting
4th 1986 Hussain Muhammad Ershad Military-backed presidential system Direct election , through public voting
5th 1991 Abdur Rahman Biswas Parliamentary system Indirect election , through voting by MPs
6th 1996 Shahabuddin Ahmed Parliamentary system Indirect election , through voting by MPs
7th 2001 A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury Parliamentary system Indirect election , through voting by MPs
8th 2002 Iajuddin Ahmed Parliamentary system Indirect election , through voting by MPs
9th 2009 Zillur Rahman Parliamentary system Indirect election , through voting by MPs
10th 2013 Abdul Hamid Parliamentary system Indirect election , through voting by MPs
11th 2018 Abdul Hamid Parliamentary system Indirect election , through voting by MPs
List of presidential elections
Since the independence of Bangladesh, the presidential election process has been changed several times due to both the Presidential and Parliamentary arrangements. According to the Second Schedule to the Constitution of 1972, the president of the parliament used to be elected by a secret vote. Later, according to the fourth amendment to the constitution, the provision of the direct election system of presidential election was introduced. But soon after 12th Amendment to the Constitution, the provision of presidential elections through an indirect election was introduced after the parliamentary system was installed. At present, President is elected by an indirect election by the members of parliament as per Article 48 of the Constitution.