Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist,entrepreneur,politician,and civil society leader,who has been serving as Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh since 8 August 2024. Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. Yunus has received several other national and international honors,including the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2010. Yunus is one of only seven people in the world to have received all of these awards.
Fakhruddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi economist,civil servant,and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank,the country's central bank. He also served as the 4th Chief Adviser of Caretaker government of Bangladesh.
The chief adviser of Bangladesh,officially Chief Adviser of the People's Republic of Bangladesh,is the chief executive of the 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 called Chief Adviser's Office.
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.
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.
General Waker-Uz-Zaman SBP OSP SGP psc is a four star general of the Bangladesh Army who is the current Chief of Army Staff (CAS) of the Bangladesh Army since 23 June 2024. Prior to his appointment as CAS,he served as the Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Bangladesh Army. He is also the Colonel Commandant of Army Service Corps. Previously,he served as the 15th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division.
Ali Imam Majumder is an advisor to the 2024 Bangladesh interim government. He is a former Bangladeshi government official who served as the cabinet secretary. He is the secretary general of Transparency International Bangladesh and an executive committee member of Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN).
The following is a list of scheduled and expected events for the year 2024 in Bangladesh. 2024 (MMXXIV) is the current year,and is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar,the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations,the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century,and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.
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.
Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan is a Bangladeshi student activist,who is currently serving as an adviser to the Bangladesh interim government. He is a key coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement,which led the Student–People's uprising. He is also the former president of Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Odhikar Songrokkhon Parishad at Dhaka University unit.
Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar is an adviser to the Bangladesh Interim government. He served as director of the National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital's department of psychiatry.
Hasnat Abdullah is a Bangladeshi student activist and convener of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement,which led the Student–People's uprising.
Shafiqul Alam is a Bangladeshi journalist who currently serves as the press secretary to the chief adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh,Muhammad Yunus. He was appointed to this position in August 2024.
Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan is a Bangladeshi economist and retired civil servant. He has been serving as adviser for the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges,Ministry of Railways,and Ministry of Power,Energy and Mineral Resources of the interim government of Bangladesh since 16 August 2024.
The fifth inauguration of Sheikh Hasina as Prime Minister of Bangladesh took place on 11 January 2024,after Hasina and her party won the 2024 Bangladeshi general election. The oath of office was administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin. The Fifth Hasina ministry was formed. The 12th Jatiya Sangsad was also formed. Following the Non-cooperation movement,Hasina resigned from office and fled to India. This led to Muhammad Yunus being sworn in as Chief Adviser on 8 August. As of 6 August,she has been living in a secret location under tight security in India.
The leadership of Muhammad Yunus began on 8 August 2024 when he was sworn in as the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh by President Mohammed Shahabuddin. In August 2024,after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister and her departure to India following the Student–People's uprising,the key coordinators of the uprising announced that Yunus would be Chief Adviser of the interim government. The main pledge of this government is organise a constituent assembly to draft and adopt a new,inclusive,democratic constitution,ensuring the inviolability of human dignity.
Mahfuz Alam also known as Mahfuz Abdullah,is a Bangladeshi student activist and a coordinator of the liaison committee of Anti-discrimination Students Movement which led the Student–People's uprising. He currently holds the position of the Adviser and Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh.
The 2024 Bangladesh judicial coup attempt was a series of events that unfolded in August 2024,involving an alleged effort by members of the judiciary in Bangladesh to destabilize the newly formed interim government and potentially restore power to the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The Chief Adviser's Office (CAO) (Bengali:প্রধানউপদেষ্টারকার্যালয়,romanized: Prôdhān Upôdēṣṭār Kārjālôẏ) is the official wokplace of the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh during an interim or caretaker government. Its the office of the Head of Government of Bangladesh during an interim or caretaker government. Its equivalent to the Prime Minister's Office during an elected government.
In the interim and caretaker government systems of Bangladesh,an adviser is a government person who leads one or more government ministry. An adviser has the status equivalet to the Minister of an elected government. During an interim government,several advisers and the Chief Adviser forms the cabinet instead of Prime Minister and ministers. Usually people who serves as adviser in a interim government in Bangladesh are politically nonpartisan.
