Democratic Practice and Challenges in Bangladesh: A General Overview

Bangladesh emerged as an independent state in 1971 on the basic principles of secularism, nationalism, socialism and democracy. But after the assassination of Bangabandhu, military rule was established in the country and democratic progress was severely hampered. After the fall of the military ruler in the face of a mass uprising in 1990, the countrys first free and fair elections were held in 1991. This was a very positive and very important first step on the path of multi-party democracy. But subsequently, due to the lack of consensus among politicians on some fundamental issues, democratic progress is being hampered in this country due to instability and continuous political crises. Therefore, this researcher has tried to find out the challenges of democracy in Bangladesh.