Democracy of Bangladesh

Democracy is a kind of system in which people are the source of all power in the government, It is a political system that enables people to choose freely an effective, honest, transparent accountable government.

In democracy, people elect their representative to rule the country. Free and fair election is the precondition for democracy. In a country where democracy really exists, all the people share equal rights of basic human needs.

They enjoy the rights of food, clothes, shelter, education, medical treatment and other facilities. Freedom of speech. press and religion are ensured in democratic country.

There are two types of democracy- direct democracy and indirect democracy. In a direct democracy the citizens of a particular country have the rights to elect and form the government having their choices directly.

In an indirect democracy the citizens form their government through votes which means that the people of the state elect a good number of representatives who are in turn give power to select their leader from amongst themselves to form the government.

At present, in Bangladesh, democracy usually means an elected government made up of politicians voted into power every five years by citizens. In most countries in the world democratic system of government is split up into three sections- the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.

The legislature amends laws and makes new laws if necessary, the executive puts them into effect and the judiciary makes sure that they are applied fairly and impartially,

In this kind of government, People are free in enjoying their civil and political rights as human beings. This kind of liberty provides satisfaction for the people and help developing their mental Faculties and thus paving their way for national progress.

So, in democracy the government works in way which is beneficial to its citizens and Democracy has been very much popular in the present ay world.