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ORF Strategic <strong>Trends</strong><br />

Party). It is expected that the party will continue to be a major political<br />

force in the country; the possibility of its return to power cannot be<br />

ruled out, either.<br />

6,000,000<br />

Perfomance of BNP <strong>and</strong> AL<br />

in 1996 Election<br />

Number of vote<br />

5,000,000<br />

4,000,000<br />

3,000,000<br />

2,000,000<br />

1,000,000<br />

BNP<br />

AL<br />

0<br />

Barisal<br />

Chittagong<br />

Dhaka<br />

Divisions<br />

Khulna<br />

Rajshahi<br />

Sylhet<br />

Perfomance of BNP <strong>and</strong> AL & JI in 6 Divisions<br />

in 2001 Election<br />

Number of vote<br />

10,000,000<br />

8,000,000<br />

6,000,000<br />

4,000,000<br />

2,000,000<br />

BNP<br />

AL<br />

JI<br />

0<br />

Rajshahi<br />

Khulna<br />

Barisal<br />

Dhaka<br />

Divisions<br />

Sylhet<br />

Chittagong<br />

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia tends to be autocratic in running the<br />

affairs of the party <strong>and</strong> averse to any of kind of opposition. Col. Oli<br />

Ahmed, one of the more dynamic leaders of the party, had to leave due<br />

to his disagreements with Khaleda Zia.<br />

16<br />

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