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The Eighth National Parliamentary Elections 2001 (Bengali: অষ্টম জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ২০০১) were held in Bangladesh on 1 October 2001. 300 single-seat constituencies for the Jatiyo Sangshad were contested by 1935 candidates representing 54 parties and including 484 independents. The election was the second to be held under the caretaker government concept introduced in 1996. The chief adviser of the caretaker government was Justice Latifur Rahman.
