Civil unrest led to these demands being met in late-March and an Awami League victory in the June 1996 general election.

[2] On 28 March, the 13th amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh introduced the practice of non-partisan caretaker governments for the holding of general elections.

[3] The caretaker government maintained a limited state of emergency while arresting Awami and BNP members for corruption.

[8] Following the High Court's verdict, several sections of the Fifteenth Amendment were scrapped on 17 December 2024, restoring the caretaker system.

It was responsible for maintaining day-to-day government operations, routine duties, and organizing general elections.