Politics of Bangladesh takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic,whereby the Prime Minister of Bangladesh is the head of government,and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The Constitution of Bangladesh was written in 1972,and has undergone seventeen amendments.
Iajuddin Ahmed was the President of Bangladesh,serving from 6 September 2002 until 12 February 2009. From late October 2006 to January 2007,he also served as Chief Advisor of the caretaker government. From October 2006 to early 2008,his responsibilities as president included the Defense Ministry of the caretaker government.
Sheikh Hasina is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,the first president of Bangladesh. She has remained in the position of prime minister for about 15 years,making her the longest-serving prime minister in history of Bangladesh. Thus,she has become the world's longest-serving female head of government. Her authoritarian regime ended in self-imposed exile following a series of violent protests by the students in 2024.
The Jatiya Party (Bengali:জাতীয়পার্টি,romanized: Jatiyo Party,lit. 'National Party';JaPa or JP(E)) is a political party in Bangladesh. The current chairman of the party is Ghulam Muhammed Quader. On 3 January 2019,the party announced its decision to join the Bangladesh Awami League-led Grand Alliance after having been in opposition for the previous parliamentary term. However,the party backtracked the next day and announced that it intended to remain part of the opposition.
Bangladesh has undergone several changes of government since the Proclamation of Independence in 1971. Between the first recorded uprising in August 1975 and the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles revolt,Bangladesh has been through as many as 29 military coups.
The 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis began as a caretaker government (CTG) assumed power at the end of October 2006 following the end of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party administration. The BNP government increased the chief justice's retirement age in an unconstitutional way to bias the appointment of the head of the caretaker government. CTG manages the government during the interim 90-day period and parliamentary elections. Political conflict began with the alleged appointment of a Chief Adviser,a role which devolved to the President,Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed. The interim period was marked from the beginning by violent protests initiated by the Awami League named Logi Boitha Andolan,with 40 people killed and hundreds injured in the first month. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party had its own complaints about the process and the opposition.
The Chief Adviser is the title of both the head of the abolished caretaker and the interim government of Bangladesh,who serves as the head of government during the transition period between one elected government and another. With powers roughly equivalent to those of the Prime Minister of an elected government,their executive power is limited by the constitution. The Chief Adviser leads an Advisory Committee comprising several advisers,all of them selected from among politically neutral individuals to be acceptable to all major political parties. The office of the Chief Adviser is callled Chief Adviser's Office
Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed,also known as Sajeeb Wazed Joy,is a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He is a member of the Bangladesh Awami League and served as an advisor to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on information and communication technology affairs. Sajeeb is widely known for spreading misinformation,In December 2022,three UN Special Rapporteurs criticized him for allegedly spreading misinformation.
A caretaker government of Bangladesh,is an unelected interim government in Bangladesh tasked with organizing free and fair general elections. The Chief Adviser,the head of government in lieu of the Prime Minister,is appointed by the President. The Chief Advisor appoints other advisers,who act as ministers. The appointments are intended to be nonpartisan.
Moeen Uddin Ahmed is a former Bangladesh Army general and the 12th Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from 15 June 2005 to 15 June 2009 with last one-year extension during the caretaker government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed. He has worked in Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad,Pakistan as a Defence Attachéin the rank of brigadier,and previously served as a UN Peacekeeper in United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda as a colonel in 1995.
Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury,also known as Mokhles Chowdhury,is a Bangladeshi journalist and editor. He served as Press Secretary of the President Iajuddin Ahmed. Mukhles Chowdhury performed as an advisor to the President Iajuddin Ahmed during the Caretaker Government established in October 2006.
The movement demanding trial of war criminals is a protest movement in Bangladesh,from 1972 to present demanding trial of the perpetrators of 1971 Bangladesh genocide during the Bangladesh Liberation War from Pakistan.
Moinul Hossain Chowdhury,Bir Bikrom was a Bangladesh Army officer who served as the adjutant general of Bangladesh army and an advisor of the caretaker government.
Operation Dal-Bhat was an operation carried out by Bangladesh Rifles to provide grocery items to low income groups in Bangladesh. The operation was carried out during the Caretaker Government of Fakhruddin Ahmed. It was one of the main reasons behind the Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny of 2009. Colonel Mujibul Haque who was killed in the mutiny was in charge of the operation. The mutineers demanded their share of the profits from the operation.
A. F. Hassan Ariff is a Bangladeshi lawyer,former Attorney General of Bangladesh and Advisor of Caretaker Government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed. He has been serving as an adviser to the 2024 Bangladesh interim government.
Golam Kader is a retired two star rank Bangladesh Army officer and Advisor of Caretaker Government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed.
A.S.M. Matiur Rahman is a retired two star rank Bangladesh Army officer and Advisor of Caretaker Government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed. He has attended several conferences in counties around the world and was former health,water and religion minister of Bangladesh
Mahbub Jamil is a Bangladeshi businessman and former special assistant to the chief advisor of the caretaker government with the rank of a cabinet minister.
Manik Lal Samaddar is a Bangladeshi civil servant and former special assistant to the Chief Advisor of the Caretaker government with the rank of a cabinet minister responsible for two ministries.
The National Coordination Committee Against Corruption and Crime was a short-lived Bangladesh government agency responsible for investigating corruption and crime. It was formed by the Fakhruddin Ahmed led caretaker government during the 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis and was led by Bangladesh Army officers.
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