Basic democracy – Bangladesh Genocide Archive https://www.genocidebangladesh.org An online archive of chronology of events, documentations, audio, video, images, media reports and eyewitness accounts of the 1971 Genocide in Bangladesh in the hands of Pakistan army. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:31:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 95479874 1963 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/1963/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:31:28 +0000 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/?p=272 January: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, former Minister for Basic Democracies is appointed Foreign Minister on death of Mohammad Ali Bogra.

]]> 272 1962 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/1962/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:29:59 +0000 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/?p=271 February: Once again Sheikh Mujib was arrested under the Public Security Act.

June: Martial Law ends, national assembly elected. The National Assembly consisted of 150 seats from each province to be elected by the Basic Democracy (BD) members with an additional 3 seats for women from each province to be elected by the members of National Assembly.The ban on political parties is lifted. Sheikh Mujib was freed.

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The Pakistan Muslim League splits into two groups – Council and Convention. The Convention Muslim League is backed by President Ayub.

]]> 271 1960 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/1960/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:51:59 +0000 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/?p=270 January: Elections for Basic Democracies (BD) members were carried out this month according to the presidential plan. The 80,000 elected BDs would decide whom they want to be the ruler. The system is criticised for eliminating the basic purpose of democracy, but some defend for being closer to the tribal majlis-e-shura current in early days of Islam.

February: Ayub Khan is elected President for a five-year term by 80,000 elected BD members. In the Presidential Elections held on the simple formula of referendum, 95.6% of all BD members have said yes to the question: “Do you have confidence in President Field Marshall Muhammad Ayub Khan?”

April: Lt Gen Azam Khan becomes governor of East Pakistan.

]]> 270 1959 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/1959/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:50:39 +0000 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/?p=269 October: On the first anniversary of ‘his revolution’ President Ayub Khan promulgated an ordinance for setting up “basic democracies,” or small units of local self-government in the country. There would be around 120000 such units, each representing from 1000 to 15000 citizens. “Democracy has been brought to the very doorstep of the people,” he said.

]]> 269 Martial Law ends, national assembly elected https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/martial-law-ends-national-assembly-elected/ https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/martial-law-ends-national-assembly-elected/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 1962 19:45:58 +0000 https://www.genocidebangladesh.org/?p=84 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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