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The Constitution of Bangladesh [a] ... and the exercise of such powers will be by the authority of the Constitution. ... President as commander-in-chief of the armed ...
Mohammed Shahabuddin, the president of Bangladesh since April 2023, is the country's sole top constitutional authority since Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled to India on Monday.
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] The executive government is led by the prime minister, who selects all the remaining ministers.
President of Bangladesh (POB), [a] officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, [b] is the head of state of Bangladesh and commander-in-chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The role of the president has changed three times since Bangladesh achieved its independence in 1971. Presidents had been given executive power.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was elected as the first president of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh, Syed Nazrul Islam was elected as the vice president, and Tajuddin Ahmed was elected as the first prime minister. Other major cabinet members were Mr Kamruzzaman, Mr Monsur Ali and Khodokar Mustaq Ahmed, all senior Awami League leaders.
On 8 December 1990, President Hossain Muhammad Ershad resigned and Chief Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed, the agreed-upon candidate of the Awami League and Bangladesh National Party (BNP), assumed power as acting President. Prior to this, Ahmed had been appointed Vice President by Ershad so that the succession would follow constitutional processes ...
The constitution of Bangladesh determines the eligibility of a person becoming a president. To be president, these criteria must be met. According to Article 48 of the Constitution of Bangladesh, a person shall not be qualified for election as president if they: are less than thirty-five years of age; or
Bottom left: Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the last president of Bangladesh directly elected by the people. He was the president from 11 December 1983 to 6 December 1990, a regime known as a dictatorship. Bottom right: Mohammad Abdul Hamid, the longest serving president of Bangladesh. He was the president from 14 March 2013 to 24 April 2023.