Abstract :
Bangladesh (East Pakistan during 1947-71) is an important country of South Asia. In 1971, a
civil war broke out in East Pakistan and resultantly it became an independent country. In the start,
the ruling power of the country was transferred to Sheikh Mujib ur Rehman, the most prominent
leader of that time in Bangladesh. After coming in power he introduced some amendments in
constitution according to his own will. He also used an ethnic policy against the Pro-Pakistanis
who were residing in Bangladesh that time. This led to a long military rule that was initiated by
Zia ur Rehman. With the passage of time, the democratic rule revived in 1990 when both of the
major political parties of Bangladesh decided to form a caretaker government to hold the general
elections. The caretaker government played important role in the formation and smooth process
of Bangladesh democracy. But the current ruling government has dismissed the intervention of
caretaker government by 15th amendment in constitution. In the current scenario of democracy in
Bangladesh there are many drawbacks which explain that the true spirit of democracy is not
being applied in the country. Secondary or document analysis technique is adopted in current
study. Researchers tried to explore the critical findings of Bangladeshi democracy.
Keyword :
Democracy, Good Governance, Bangladesh Awami League, Bangladesh National Party