Editing History of Bangladesh (section)

====Second caretaker government (1996)====
The chief justice [[Muhammad Habibur Rahman]] became the 1st [[Chief Advisor of Bangladesh]] under the country's constitutional caretaker government system. During this period, President [[Abdur Rahman Biswas]] sacked army chief Lieutenant General [[Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim]] for alleged political activities, causing the general to attempt a coup in response. The sacked army chief ordered troops in Bogra, Mymensingh and Jessore to march towards Dhaka. However, the military commander of Savar sided with the president and deployed tanks in the capital and its surrounding highways, and also suspended ferry services, as part of operations to deter the coup forces. Lt Gen Nasim was later arrested in Dhaka Cantonment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Refugees |first=United Nations High Commissioner for |title=Refworld {{!}} Political Developments December 1996 - April 1998 |url=https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a84f4.html |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Refworld |language=en |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915172713/https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a84f4.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Further|1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt}}

The Chief Advisor successfully held free and fair elections on 12 June 1996. The Awami League emerged as the single largest party, with 146 seats in parliament, followed by the BNP with 116 seats and Jatiya Party with 32 seats.