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Cabinet of Bangladesh
Bengali: বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা
Agency overview
Formed26 April 1971; 53 years ago (1971-04-26)
Typehighest executive body of the Central government
JurisdictionGovernment of Bangladesh
HeadquartersDhaka
Agency executive
Child agency
  • Ministries of the government of Bangladesh
Websitewww.bangladesh.gov.bd
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The Cabinet of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা, Bangladesher Mantrisabha) is the chief executive body in the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the entire government normally under the Office of the Prime Minister, composed of the prime minister and other cabinet ministers. During a caretaker government or interim government, the cabinet is instead composed of the chief adviser and other cabinet advisers. These "advisorial" positions are equivalent to their respective ministerial positions.

Responsibility

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Ministers of the government, according to the Constitution of Bangladesh, are selected primarily from the elected members of House of Nation, also known as Jatiya Sangsad. Cabinet ministers are heads of government departments, mostly with the office of the "Minister of [department, e.g. Defence]". The collective co-ordinating function of the cabinet is reinforced by the statutory position that all the ministers jointly hold the same office, and can exercise the same powers.

The cabinet is the ultimate decision-making body of the executive within the parliamentary system of government in traditional constitutional theory of Bangladesh. This interpretation was originally put across in the work of the Bangladesh constitution in 1972. The political and decision-making authority of the cabinet has been gradually increased over the last few decades, with some claiming its role has been usurped by "prime ministerial" (i.e. more "presidential") government.

The cabinet is the executive committee of the Prime Minister's Office, a historic body which has legislative, judicial and executive functions, and whose large membership does include member(s) of the opposition or coalition. Its decisions are generally implemented either under the existing powers of individual government departments, or by the cabinet secretary, the most senior civil servant in Bangladesh.

There shall be a Cabinet for Bangladesh having the Prime Minister at its head and comprising also such other Ministers as the Prime Minister may from time to time designate. The executive power of the Republic shall, in accordance with this Constitution, be exercised by or on the authority of the Prime Minister. The Cabinet shall be collectively responsible to Parliament. All executive actions of the Government shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President. The President shall by rules specify the manner in which orders and other instruments made in his name shall be attested or authenticated, and the validity of any order or instrument so attested or authenticated shall not be questioned in any court on the ground that it was not duly made or executed. The President shall make rules for the allocation and transaction of the business of the Government.

— Article 55 (1-6): The Cabinet; Part-IV (The Executive), Chapter II: The Prime Minister and the Cabinet, The Constitution of Bangladesh[1]

Current cabinet and cabinet-rank officials

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22nd Cabinet of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Chief Adviser
Date formed8 August 2024
People and organisations
Head of statePresident Mohammed Shahabuddin
Head of governmentChief Adviser Muhammad Yunus
No. of ministers10
Total no. of members17
Member partyIndependent
History
PredecessorHasina V

The most influential part of the executive of the Bangladesh government are the ministries.[2] A ministry headed by a minister or state minister (independent charges) shall be responsible for conducting the business of his ministry/division in the parliament unless otherwise directed by the Prime Minister's Office. The secretary is the administrative head of a ministry or division; and is assisted by an additional secretary, joint secretary, deputy secretary, senior assistant secretary and assistant secretary. A few ministries consist of more than one division.

This section is an excerpt from Yunus interim government § List of advisers.[edit]

The following lists the advisers of the interim government:[3][4][5][6][7]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Ref
Chief Adviser's Office
Chief Adviser and also in-charge of:
Adviser for:
8 August 2024Incumbent
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser[b]16 August 2024IncumbentFormer Cabinet Secretary
22 August 2024IncumbentRetired lieutenant general of Bangladesh Army
28 August 2024IncumbentLiaison committee coordinator of Anti-Discrimination Students Movement[11]
Advisers to the Interim Government
Adviser for:
8 August 2024IncumbentFormer deputy Attorney General of Bangladesh and founder of Odhikar
Adviser for:
8 August 2024IncumbentFormer Attorney General of Bangladesh
Adviser for Religious Affairs8 August 2024IncumbentProfessor & naib-e-ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh[12]
Adviser for:
8 August 2024IncumbentKey coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement
Adviser for:
8 August 2024IncumbentProfessor, Department of Law, University of Dhaka
Adviser for Fisheries and Livestock8 August 2024IncumbentFounding executive of UBINIG
Adviser for:
8 August 2024IncumbentRetired brigadier general of Bangladesh Army and former Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
Adviser for Foreign Affairs8 August 2024IncumbentFormer Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh
Adviser for:
8 August 2024IncumbentKey coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement
Adviser for Health and Family Welfare8 August 2024IncumbentFormer acting managing director of Grameen Bank
Adviser for:
8 August 2024IncumbentChief executive of BELA
Adviser for:
8 August 2024IncumbentFormer governor of Bangladesh Bank
Adviser for:
8 August 2024IncumbentCEO of Brotee
Adviser for Primary and Mass Education11 August 2024IncumbentFormer director-cum-professor of National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital
Adviser for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs11 August 2024IncumbentChairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board
Adviser for:
13 August 2024IncumbentLiberation War veteran & Bir Protik awardee
Adviser for:
16 August 2024IncumbentRetired lieutenant general of Bangladesh Army and former Director-General of Bangladesh Rifles
Adviser for:
16 August 2024IncumbentFormer secretary of Power Division
Adviser for:
16 August 2024IncumbentEconomist & member of the United Nations Committee for Development Policy and former Adviser of the 1996 Caretaker Government

List of previous cabinets

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Further information: List of Cabinets of Bangladesh
No. Cabinet Formation date Election Ruling party Governing system
1 Mujib I 17 April 1971 None Bangladesh Awami League Provisional
2 Mujib II 12 January 1972 1970 Bangladesh Awami League Provisional
3 Mujib III 16 March 1973 1973 Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary
4 Mujib IV 26 January 1975 None BaKSAL Presidential
5 Mostaq 15 August 1975 None Bangladesh Awami League Presidential
6 Sayem 6 November 1975 None Military/Bangladesh Awami League Interim
7 Zia

15 April 1979

1978 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Presidential
8 Sattar 27 November 1981 1981 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Presidential
9 Ershad 11 December 1983 1986 Military/Jatiya Party Presidential
10 Shahabuddin 6 December 1990 None Impartial Interim
11 Khaleda I 20 March 1991 1991 & Feb 1996 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Parliamentary
12 Habibur 30 March 1996 None Impartial Caretaker
13 Hasina I 23 June 1996 Jun 1996 Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary
14 Latif 15 July 2001 None Impartial Caretaker
15 Khaleda II 10 October 2001 2001 Bangladesh Nationalist Party Parliamentary
16 Iajuddin 29 October 2006 None Impartial Caretaker
17 Fakhruddin 11 January 2007 None Impartial Caretaker
18 Hasina II 6 January 2009 2008 Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary
19 Hasina III 24 January 2014 2014 Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary
20 Hasina IV 7 January 2019 2018 Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary
21 Hasina V 11 January 2024 2024 Bangladesh Awami League Parliamentary
22 Yunus 8 August 2024 None Impartial Interim

Notes

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  1. ^ Special assistant to the Chief Adviser with the status of a secretary on a contractual basis
  2. ^ equivalent to adviser
  3. ^ Title given as "Attached to the Chief Adviser's Office" in Bangladesh government's official website
  4. ^ Assists the Chief Adviser in matters related to defense and national integrity development
  5. ^ গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের অন্তর্বর্তীকালীন সরকারের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা লেফটেন্যান্ট জেনারেল (অব:) আব্দুল হাফিজ-কে প্রধান উপদেষ্টার বিশেষ সহকারী হিসেবে নিয়োগদান করেছেন। (transl. The Chief Adviser of the interim government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has appointed Lt. Gen. (retd.) Abdul Hafiz as Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser)[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Chapter 3: Chapter:3 The Federal Government". Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ "বাংলাদেশ (Bangladesh) জাতীয় তথ্য বাতায়ন | গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার | People's Republic of Bangladesh".
  3. ^ "Who's Who In Bangladesh's New Interim Govt As Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina Flees Restive Nation?". News18. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Coordinators of anti-discrimination movement going to Bangabhaban". RTV News. 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ আলম, মো রাশেদুল. "অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের সম্ভাব্য উপদেষ্টা যাঁরা". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Who are the possible faces of the interim government of Bangladesh?". The Business Standard. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Interim govt: Who will oversee which ministry?". Dhaka Tribune. 9 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Student movement leader Mahfuz Alam appointed special assistant to CA Yunus". The Business Standard. 28 August 2024. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Hon'ble Chief Adviser and Advisers". Cabinet Division. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  10. ^ The Bangladesh Gazette (Thursday, August 22, 2024) (PDF). Cabinet Division, Government of Bangladesh.
  11. ^ প্রতিবেদক, বিশেষ (28 August 2024). "প্রধান উপদেষ্টার বিশেষ সহকারী হলেন বৈষম্যবিরোধী ছাত্র আন্দোলনের মাহফুজ আলম". Prothomalo (in Bengali).
  12. ^ "Yunus-led interim govt sworn in". The Daily Star. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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