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Martial Law ends, national assembly elected

1962

Martial Law ends with the enactment of a new constitution designed by Ayub Khan. The ban on political parties is lifted. A new National Assembly is elected through a multi-tiered system of “Basic Democracy”.

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  1. 1962 | Bangladesh Genocide Archive:

    [...] Martial Law ends, national assembly elected. The National Assembly consisted of 150 seats from each province to be elected by the Basic [...]

    Posted on March 25th, 2008 at 5:30 pm