Government of Bangladesh
Government of Bangladesh | |
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People's Republic of Bangladesh | |
Leader | Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina |
Appointed by | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Main organ | Cabinet of Bangladesh |
Ministries | 36 ministries, 353 departments and directorates |
Responsible to | Jatiya Sangsad |
Annual budget | ৳ 6,78,064 crore |
Headquarters | Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka |
Website | bangladesh |
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The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — Gôṇôprôjātôntrī bānglādēsh shôrkār) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Constitution of Bangladesh consisting the executive represented by the president, prime minister and cabinet. The legislature represented by the Jatiya Sangsad and the judiciary, represented by the Supreme Court. 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
Head of state
The
As head of the state, the president can grant pardon to a man sentenced to death penalty or lessen the punishment. In some cases, it also performs some legislative and judicial functions.
Prime Minister
The
Cabinet
The executive administrates the country and executes the laws, passed by the legislature. It maintains the internal law and order in the country. It also maintains relationship with foreign countries. It works for defence, liberty and sovereignty of the country.
Agencies
The executive calculates the income and expenditure of the government. It also performs various public welfare services such as; education, agriculture, establishment of industry, trade & commerce, land reform, tax and revenue collection. Beside this, it also accepts and implements various development projects.
Government in Parliament
The legislature of Bangladesh is
Local Government
At the local government level, the country is divided into
Finance
Taxation
Annual budget
Issues
Corruption
Separation of powers
See also
References
- ^ "Article 1". Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. 4 November 1972. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Part VI: The Executive". Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. 4 November 1972. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Part V: The Legislature". Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. 4 November 1972. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Part VI: The Judiciary". Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. 4 November 1972. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Hasina wins Bangladesh landslide" Archived 16 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine, BBC
- ^ 14th Amendment, Constitution of Bangladesh, 1996.
- ^ "New MPs take oath". The Daily Star. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.