Cabinet of Bangladesh
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.
Bengali: বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা | |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 26 April 1971 |
Type | highest executive body of the Central government |
Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
Headquarters | Dhaka |
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Website | www |
Responsibility
editMinisters 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
edit 22nd Cabinet of Bangladesh | |
Incumbent | |
Date formed | 8 August 2024 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Head of government | Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus |
No. of ministers | 10 |
Total no. of members | 17 |
Member party | Independent |
History | |
Predecessor | Hasina 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.
The following lists the advisers of the interim government:[3][4][5][6][7]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Ref | |||||
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Chief Adviser's Office | |||||||||
Chief Adviser and also in-charge of: Adviser for: | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent |
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Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser[b] | 16 August 2024 | Incumbent | Former Cabinet Secretary | ||||||
22 August 2024 | Incumbent | Retired lieutenant general of Bangladesh Army | |||||||
28 August 2024 | Incumbent | Liaison committee coordinator of Anti-Discrimination Students Movement[11] | |||||||
Advisers to the Interim Government | |||||||||
Adviser for: | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Former deputy Attorney General of Bangladesh and founder of Odhikar | ||||||
Adviser for: | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Former Attorney General of Bangladesh | ||||||
Adviser for Religious Affairs | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Professor & naib-e-ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh[12] | ||||||
Adviser for: | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Key coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement | ||||||
Adviser for: | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Professor, Department of Law, University of Dhaka | ||||||
Adviser for Fisheries and Livestock | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Founding executive of UBINIG | ||||||
Adviser for: | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Retired brigadier general of Bangladesh Army and former Election Commissioner of Bangladesh | ||||||
Adviser for Foreign Affairs | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh | ||||||
Adviser for: | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Key coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement | ||||||
Adviser for Health and Family Welfare | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Former acting managing director of Grameen Bank | ||||||
Adviser for: | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Chief executive of BELA | ||||||
Adviser for: | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | Former governor of Bangladesh Bank | ||||||
Adviser for: | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | CEO of Brotee | ||||||
Adviser for Primary and Mass Education | 11 August 2024 | Incumbent | Former director-cum-professor of National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital | ||||||
Adviser for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs | 11 August 2024 | Incumbent | Chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board | ||||||
Adviser for: | 13 August 2024 | Incumbent | Liberation War veteran & Bir Protik awardee | ||||||
Adviser for: | 16 August 2024 | Incumbent | Retired lieutenant general of Bangladesh Army and former Director-General of Bangladesh Rifles | ||||||
Adviser for: | 16 August 2024 | Incumbent | Former secretary of Power Division | ||||||
Adviser for: | 16 August 2024 | Incumbent | Economist & member of the United Nations Committee for Development Policy and former Adviser of the 1996 Caretaker Government |
List of previous cabinets
editNotes
edit- ^ Special assistant to the Chief Adviser with the status of a secretary on a contractual basis
- ^ equivalent to adviser
- ^ Title given as "Attached to the Chief Adviser's Office" in Bangladesh government's official website
- ^ Assists the Chief Adviser in matters related to defense and national integrity development
- ^ 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
edit- ^ "Chapter 3: Chapter:3 The Federal Government". Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "বাংলাদেশ (Bangladesh) জাতীয় তথ্য বাতায়ন | গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার | People's Republic of Bangladesh".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Coordinators of anti-discrimination movement going to Bangabhaban". RTV News. 7 August 2024.
- ^ আলম, মো রাশেদুল. "অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের সম্ভাব্য উপদেষ্টা যাঁরা". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Who are the possible faces of the interim government of Bangladesh?". The Business Standard. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Interim govt: Who will oversee which ministry?". Dhaka Tribune. 9 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hon'ble Chief Adviser and Advisers". Cabinet Division. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ The Bangladesh Gazette (Thursday, August 22, 2024) (PDF). Cabinet Division, Government of Bangladesh.
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, বিশেষ (28 August 2024). "প্রধান উপদেষ্টার বিশেষ সহকারী হলেন বৈষম্যবিরোধী ছাত্র আন্দোলনের মাহফুজ আলম". Prothomalo (in Bengali).
- ^ "Yunus-led interim govt sworn in". The Daily Star. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.