Bangladeshi general election, 1996

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Two general elections were held in Bangladesh in 1996:

Sixth parliamentary election on 15 February, which was won by BNP after Bangladesh Awami League, the other main party in Bangladesh, boycotted the elections.
Seventh parliamentary election on 12 June, which was won by Bangladesh Awami League after BNP was forced to dissolve the parliament and hold impartial elections under the caretaker government.

Elections and referendums in Bangladesh

General elections	1920¹ 1923¹ 1926¹ 1930¹ 1934¹ 1945¹ 1946 1954 1962 1970² 1973 1979 1986 1988 1991 1996 (Feb) 1996 (Jun) 2001 2008 2014

Presidential elections	1978 1981 1986

Referendums	1977 1985 1991

¹ As part of British India ² As part of Pakistan

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