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Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the country had four divisions: Chittagong Division, Dacca Division, Khulna Division, and Rajshahi Division. In 1982, the English spelling of the Dacca Division (along with the name of the capital city) was changed into Dhaka Division to more closely match the Bengali pronunciation.
The president of Bangladesh (POB), officially the president of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, 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 independence in 1971. Presidents had been given executive power.
President: Mohammed Shahabuddin: 24 April 2023 [1] [2] Chief Adviser: Muhammad Yunus: 8 August 2024 Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad: Vacant 6 August 2024 Chief Justice: Syed Refaat Ahmed: 10 August 2024 [3] Chief Election Commissioner: AMM Nasir Uddin: 22 November 2024 Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission: Mobasser Monem: 9 ...
People's Republic of Bangladesh: Leader: Chief Adviser of Bangladesh : Appointed by: President of Bangladesh: Main organ: Cabinet of Bangladesh: Ministries: 23 advisers, 353 departments and directorates: Responsible to: Jatiya Sangsad: Annual budget ৳ 797000 crore (US$67 billion) (2024–25) Headquarters: Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka ...
President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength Provisional government [2] [3] 1971-1972 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. acting Syed Nazrul Islam. Tajuddin Ahmed: Mujib I: Provisional: AL: None — Constituent assembly [4] 1972-1973 Abu Sayeed Chowdhury: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Mujib II: Provisional: AL: 1970: 400 ...
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 ]
The Government agencies in Bangladesh are state controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Bangladesh. The Government Ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to control agencies by policy decisions.
Scene from a polling booth in Bangladesh. Bangladesh elects on national level a legislature with one house or chamber. The unicameral Jatiyo Sangshad, meaning national parliament, has 350 members of which 300 members are directly elected through a national election for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies while 50 memberships are reserved for the women who are selected by the ruling ...