Government of Bangladesh
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The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — Gôṇôprôjātôntrī bānglādēsh shôrkār) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Constitution of Bangladesh consisting the executive represented by the president, prime minister and cabinet. The legislature represented by the Jatiya Sangsad and the judiciary, represented by the Supreme Court. Bangladesh is a unitary state[1] and the central government has the authority to govern over the entirety of the nation. The seat of the government is located in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.[2][3][4]
Government of Bangladesh | |
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Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সরকার | |
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Overview | |
Established | 10 April 1971; 53 years ago (1971-04-10) |
State | People's Republic of Bangladesh |
Leader | Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina |
Appointed by | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Main organ | Cabinet of Bangladesh |
Ministries | 43 ministries, 353 departments and directorates |
Responsible to | Jatiya Sangsad |
Annual budget | ৳ 6,78,064 crore |
Headquarters | Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka |
Website | bangladesh |
The executive government is led by the prime minister, who selects all the remaining ministers. The prime minister and the other most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet. The current prime minister is Sheikh Hasina, leader of the Bangladesh Awami League, who was sworn in by the president on 6 January 2009 following the general election on 29 December 2008. The Awami League led by her, and its Grand Alliance (a total of 14 parties) won two-thirds majority in the elections. Numerically, the party controls 230 seats out of 299.[5]