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Head of the Interim Government of Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chief Adviser is the title of both the head of the abolished caretaker and the interim government of Bangladesh, who serves as the head of government during the transition period between one elected government and another. With powers roughly equivalent to those of the Prime Minister of an elected government, their executive power is limited by the constitution. The Chief Adviser leads an Advisory Committee comprising several advisers, all of them selected from among politically neutral individuals to be acceptable to all major political parties.[1] The office of the Chief Adviser is callled Chief Adviser's Office
Chief Adviser of the People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
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গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা | |
Style |
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Type | Head of Government |
Status | Leader of the Executive |
Member of | |
Residence | State Guest House Jamuna |
Appointer | President of Bangladesh |
Term length | until the next general election is held and a new Prime Minister takes office |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Bangladesh |
Precursor | Prime minister of Bangladesh |
Inaugural holder | Muhammad Habibur Rahman |
Formation | 30 March 1996 |
Salary | ৳215000 (US$1,800) per month (incl. allowances) |
Website | cao.gov.bd |
The caretaker government system of Bangladesh was introduced in March 1996 through the passage of the 13th amendment to the constitution. The system was formed to hold parliamentary elections after the election in February conducted by the Khaleda Zia government was widely boycotted by the opposition parties. The amendment recommended making the last retired chief justice the chief adviser.[2] In 1996 Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman was appointed the chief adviser of the caretaker government. Along with the President of Bangladesh, Abdur Rahman Biswas, prevented the 1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party had some difficult appointing a Chief adviser to the caretaker government which led to the 2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis.[3] The Bangladesh Nationalist Party appointed President Iajuddin Ahmed the chief adviser to the caretaker government, but he faced demands for resignation from Bangladesh Awami League.[4] Iajuddin Ahmed was replaced by Fakhruddin Ahmed. During the crisis, the military-backed caretaker government was led by Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed.[5] Fakhruddin Ahmed appointed three special assistants to himself who were given the rank of a state minister. The assistants were Barrister Debashis Roy, Brigadier General M. A. Malek, and Professor M Tamim.[6] There was some debate about the constitutional validity of the assistant to the chief advisers.[7]
The caretaker government system was scrapped along with the 13th amendment in 2011 through the passage of the 15th amendment of the constitution to allow the elected government to conduct any general election in the future,[3] with the Chief Justice of Bangladesh, A.B.M. Khairul Haque, declaring the caretaker government system illegal and unconstitutional.
The office was restored in 2024 under the extra-constitutional setup of an interim government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[8]
There has been 6 Chief Advisors of Bangladesh so far.[9]
# | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Tenure | Political party |
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Caretaker government of Bangladesh | ||||||
1 | Muhammad Habibur Rahman[10] (1928–2014) |
30 March 1996 | 23 June 1996 | 85 days | Independent | |
2 | Latifur Rahman[10] (1936–2017) |
15 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | 87 days | Independent | |
3 | Iajuddin Ahmed[10] (1931–2012) President |
29 October 2006 | 11 January 2007 | 74 days | Independent | |
– | Fazlul Haque (1938–2023) Acting[10] |
11 January 2007 | 12 January 2007 | 1 day | Independent | |
4 | Fakhruddin Ahmed[11] (1940–) |
12 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | 1 year, 360 days | Independent (with military support) | |
Interim government of Bangladesh | ||||||
5 | Muhammad Yunus[12] (1940–) |
8 August 2024 | Incumbent | 71 days | Independent |
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