Political & Economic (1991-2001)

Instability of Political Condition Violent relation among Political Parties Beginning face of Practicing Democracy Starting the system of caretaker

government Fall of Autocratic system

Was held on 1991 Total number of voter 6,20,81,793 Cast votes 3,44,77,803 Cast votes is 55.45% of total Reserved women seats 30 Parties participated 5 (BNP,AL,Jamat,JP,JDP)

Was held on February 15 in 1996 Awami League did not participate BNP won the uncontested election Dissolution of the parliament Election under a neutral caretaker

government

Was held on June 12 in 1996 Was held under caretaker government Awami league won the election AL won 146 seats of the 300 seats

First introduced in 1990 The first chief adviser was Shahbuddin Ahmed Firstly constitutionalized in 1996 by the Sixth parliament Bound to hold election within 90 days Power could be handed over to the elected party within 120

days

Head of the party BNP Formed a coalition government with

Jamaat-e-islam in 1991 The electorate changed many things

of constitution Returned governing power to the

office of prime minister Abdur Rahman Biswas was elected as

the President

Controversy raised over the issue of parliamentary election

The entire opposition demanded that CTG supervise the general election

Awami league boycotted the election on February 15 in1996

Again election was held under neutral CGT in june 1996

Awami league won the election

She formed her government in June 1996 including one minister from JP, another from JSD

Sometimes BNP made Walkout and again returned to parliament

The entire opposition started avoiding the parliament

The opposition boycotted all elections

Attack on political activities is the major cause of conflicts

Attack on political activities accounted for 29% of total conflicts

Internal conflict is 20% of total conflicts Hartal, strike, seize are 18%of total

conflicts Election related is 11% of total conflicts Non-cooperation, tender, extortion of

money are also responsible for conflicts

A significant change occurred in the power structure

The most important event of this decade was the practice of democracy

Caretaker government was key system of fair democracy

this practice ensured the proper practice of democracy in the study area

In this decade unemployment is estimated at around 18.5 percent

Nearly 45% of the people live below the poverty line.

Only 12 percent is engaged in industry.

The financial affairs of the state are primarily regulated by the annual budget

The growth rate from 1991 to 1996 was very sluggish and low

GDP grew only at 4.2 percent in 1993-94, at 4.4 percent in 1994-95

GDP grew at 4.2 percent at 4.7 percent in 1995-96.

GDP grew at 5.7 percent in 1996-1997 GDP increased at almost 7% in 1997-

1998 Total savings of GDP was 14.99% in

1990-1991 Total savings of GDP was 23.43% in

1997-1998 Investment/GDP ratio was 11.50% in

1990-1991 Investment/GDP ratio was 17.81 in 1997-

1998

Average GDP was 4.84% in this decade

Average labor force was 2.27% Average growth rate of capital stock

was 6.18%

Most powerful cyclone of Bangladesh Killed 136000 people Made 10 million people homeless The storm caused an estimated 1.5

billion US dollars. Left a huge impact on economy

This flood had a huge depression Half of the districts was affected 30 million people was homeless Sudden fall of GDP two-third 66% cultivable was submerged 1050 people died Duration was 59 days

Instability of political condition Flopping down of economic condition Gradual rise in GDP rfom1991 to

2000 Different natural calamities ocurrred