Akbar Ali Khan was a Bangladeshi economist and educationist who served as a bureaucrat until 2001. He was a sub-divisional officer of Habiganj during the Bangladesh Liberation War when he decided to join the war. Later he served as an official of the Mujibnagar Government. After independence,he rejoined the civil service and reached the highest post of Cabinet Secretary. In the meanwhile,he also worked as a university teacher. Towards the end of 2006,he became one of the advisers of the Caretaker Government led by President Iajuddin Ahmed. He resigned along with three other advisers,namely,Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury,C M Shafi Sami and Sultana Kamal on the grounds of dissatisfaction with President Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed caretaker government. According to them,there was no scope to contribute in the caretaker government to create a congenial atmosphere for holding a free and fair election. In October 2007,the Government of Bangladesh constituted a Regulatory Reforms Commission (RRC) with him as the chair.
The Representation of People Order,1972 is a set of laws governing how members of parliament are elected,the role of the Election Commission,and registration of Bangladeshi political parties.
The Cabinet of Bangladesh 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.
Corruption in Bangladesh has been a continuing problem. According to all major ranking institutions,Bangladesh routinely finds itself among the most corrupt countries in the world.
Salehuddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi economist,civil servant,and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank,the country's central bank. He is a professor of BRAC University. He has been serving as an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh since August 2024.
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) is the Bangladeshi branch of the Berlin-based Transparency International,a civil society organisation dedicated to fighting against corruption.
Wahiduddin Mahmud is an economist from Bangladesh. He has been serving as an adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh since 16 August 2024. He is a member of the United Nations Committee for Development Policy. He was in charge of the Ministry of Finance and Planning in the caretaker government of Bangladesh in 1996.
Rokia Afzal Rahman was a Bangladeshi banker and entrepreneur. She was the first woman bank manager in Bangladesh. She served as one of advisers of the caretaker government of Bangladesh in 2001.
M Hafizuddin Khan is a Bangladeshi career bureaucrat,6th comptroller and auditor general of Bangladesh,and former adviser to the caretaker government heading the Ministries of Finance,Planning,Jute and Textiles.
Bangladesh election commission scandal of 2020 is the revelation of a series of corruption allegations,moral degradation of the commissioners and evidence of gross misconducts before and after the controversial 2018 Bangladeshi general election and 2019 Upazila polls in Bangladesh. Allegations included the misappropriation of around 20 million Bangladeshi taka for imaginary programs,embezzlement of 40.8 million BDT during the recruitment process of election commission staffs,purchasing the electronic voting machine at a higher price than the market rate,usage of extra cars by three election commissioners flouting rules and facilitating continuous and numerous election fraud by not investigating credible allegations of irregularities during the 11th Parliamentary Election and elections in Dhaka North and Dhaka South City Corporations,Khulna City Corporation,and Gazipur City Corporation.
Hedayetullah Al Mamoon is a retired senior secretary at the Ministry of Finance of Bangladesh and the chairperson of Janata Bank.
Tawfique Nawaz is a Bangladeshi lawyer and director of Transparency International Bangladesh. He is married to Dipu Moni,who is Bangladesh's Minister of Social Welfare and Former Minister of Education,Minister of Foreign Affairs. Nawaz is a senior advocate of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Siddiqur Rahman Choudhury is a former finance secretary of the government of Bangladesh and former chairperson of the Social Marketing Company. He is the former chairman of Agrani Bank,Sadharan Bima Corporation,and Sonali Bank,UK Ltd. He is the former independent director of MIDAS Financing Limited.
MIDAS Financing Limited is a major non-bank financial institution in Bangladesh.
Parveen Mahmud is a Bangladeshi businesswoman and social worker. She is the chairperson of the Underprivileged Children Education Program. She is a member of the governing body of the Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation. She is a trustee of Transparency International Bangladesh. She is an independent director of Marico Bangladesh.
Md Abdul Aziz is a former Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh.
An interim government led by Muhammad Yunus was formed on 8 August 2024 in Bangladesh,following the resignation and fleeing of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024 amid nationwide student and public protests against the government. Following the dissolution of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad on 6 August 2024,the interim cabinet will remain in office until a new Prime Minister is appointed after a snap general election. The government,like the previous non-caretaker government interim administrations,is extra-constitutional. However,the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh affirmed the legality of the stopgap government on 9 August 2024,citing the urgent need to manage state affairs and address the constitutional vacuum,similar to previous cases. The main pledge of his ministry is organize a constituent assembly to draft and adopt a new,democratic and inclusive constitution,ensuring the inviolability of human dignity.
Sharmeen Murshid is a member of the advisory council of the Bangladesh interim government. She was chief executive officer of human rights organization Brotee which has been working for the rights of marginalized groups,especially the indigenous people since 2001. She is currently serving as Adviser to the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs as well as Ministry of Social Welfare. Murshid is a former Commissioner of the National River Conservation Commission.
Tasneem Arefa Siddiqui is a Bangladeshi academic and professor of Political Science at the University of Dhaka. She is known for pioneering work on migrant research in the 1990s in Bangladesh. She is the chairwoman of the Department of Political Science at the University of Dhaka and chairperson of Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit.
Md Muksodur Rahman Patwary is a retired civil servant and member of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission. He is the former senior secretary of the Ministry of Land and served under Saifuzzaman Chowdhury. He was an Additional Secretary of the Cabinet Division.
