Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Prime minister of People's Republic of Bangladesh, | |
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গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী | |
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Type | Tajuddin Ahmed |
Formation | 17 April 1971 |
Salary | ৳ 115,000 Monthly (US$ 1,352) ৳ 1,380,000 annually (US$ 16,220) [1] |
Website | pmo |
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The prime minister of Bangladesh (
The position was taken over by the military during years of
The current prime minister is Sheikh Hasina, appointed on 6 January 2009 by president Iajuddin Ahmed. She is the longest serving prime minister in the country's history.
Appointment
According to the
The Prime Minister is appointed and sworn in by the President:
Bangla
" আমি, (নাম), সশ্রদ্ধচিত্তে শপথ (বা দৃঢ়ভাবে ঘোষণা) করিতেছি যে, আমি আইন-অনুযায়ী সরকারের প্রধানমন্ত্রী (কিংবা ক্ষেত্রমত মন্ত্রী, প্রতি-মন্ত্রী, বা উপমন্ত্রী)-পদের কর্তব্য বিশ্বস্ততার সহিত পালন করিব: আমি বাংলাদেশের প্রতি অকৃত্রিম বিশ্বাস ও আনুগত্য পোষণ করিব; আমি সংবিধানের রক্ষণ, সমর্থন ও নিরাপত্তাবিধান করিব; এবং আমি ভীতি বা অনুগ্রহ, অনুরাগ বা বিরাগের বশবর্তী না হইয়া সকলের প্রতি আইন-অনুযায়ী যথাবিহীত আচরণ করিব।”
English
In English, "I, (name) do swear with honor (or solemnly affirm) that I, according to the laws, shall faithfully discharge the functions of the office of the Prime Minister (or Minister or State Minister or Sub-minister, as the circumstances allow). I shall possess pure faith and obedience to Bangladesh. I shall preserve, support and secure the constitution and I shall deal with all with equity as suggested by laws, without being affected by fear or mercy, love or hatred."
Duties of the office
The office of the Prime Minister is located at Tejgaon in Dhaka city. It is considered a ministry of the government and among other duties, provides clerical, security, and other support to the prime minister, governs intelligence affairs, NGOs, and arranges protocol and ceremonies.
Some specific ministries/department are not allocated to anyone in the cabinet but the prime minister themself. The prime minister is usually always in charge/head of:
- Sangsad)
- Cabinet Division
- Head of the Armed Forces Division and Minister of Defence
- Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
- Chairperson of the Planning Commission
- Bangladeshi intelligence community
History and timeline
Bangladesh origins lie in
East Pakistan's history from 1947 to 1971 was marked by political instability and economic difficulties. The nascent democratic institutions foundered in the face of military intervention in 1958, and the government imposed martial law between 1958 and 1962, and again between 1969 and 1971. Between 1947 and 1971 it was intermittently governed by Governors and Chief Minister of East Pakistan.
Independence and first parliamentary era (1971-1975)
The modern office of Prime Minister was established following the
Military coups and presidential regimes (1975-1991)
From 1975 to 1991, the Prime Minister was appointed by the President while the President had executive power.
Return of parliamentary government (1991-present)
In September 1991, the electorate approved changes to the constitution, formally creating a parliamentary system and returning governing power to the office of the prime minister, as in Bangladesh's original constitution. In October 1991, members of parliament elected a new head of state, President Abdur Rahman Biswas.[2]
Premiership of Khaleda Zia (1991-1996, 2001-2006)
Khaleda Zia served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh twice from 1991 to 1996 and from 2001 to 2006. Once in power, Khaleda Zia's government made substantial changes in education policy, introducing free education for girls up to the 10th grade, a stipend for female students, and food for education programme funds. It also made highest budgetary allocation in the education sector.
She became Prime Minister for the second consecutive term after the BNP had a landslide victory on 15 February 1996 general election to the sixth Jatiya Sangsad which is widely believed to be rigged voting after bribeing the election commissioner. The election was, however, boycotted by all other major parties who were demanding that the elections be held under a neutral caretaker government, following allegations of rigging in a by-election held in 1994. Turnout was estimated at around 5%, though the government at the time claimed it to be much higher. On 12 June 1996 polls, BNP lost to Hasina's Awami League but emerged as the largest opposition party in the country's parliamentary history with 116 seats.
Aiming to return to power, the BNP formed a four-party alliance on 6 January 1999 with its former political opinion
In 2008 election, they faced a landslide defeat. Khaleda led four-party alliance won only 32 seats and emerged as the smallest opposition party in the country's parliamentary history. They won only 32% of the total vote where their main rival Awami League won more than 50% of the total vote.
In the Tenth Jatiyo Sangsad election of 2014, the BNP along with its 18 party alliance boycotted and violently protested the election to no avail.
2007 political crisis and caretaker government
The scheduled
On 12 January 2007, President Iajuddin Ahmed swore in Fakhruddin Ahmed as the Chief Adviser to the Interim Caretaker Government. For a country widely perceived as one of the world's most corrupt, the most dramatic aspect of Fakhruddin Ahmed's rule is his antigraft campaign against the establishment. So far, more than 160 senior politicians, top civil servants and security officials have been arrested on suspicion of graft and other economic crimes.[4][needs update] The roundup has netted former ministers from the two main political parties, including former prime ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina and former adviser Fazlul Haque.
On May 11, 2017, the Office of Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina Wazed announced that then
Premiership of Sheikh Hasina (1996-2001, 2009-present)
Sheika Hasina lost to Khaleda Zia in 1991 parliamentary election after managing to win 88 seats and her party sat in opposition benches. She boycotted the 1996 February 15 elections giving Khaleda Zia a default victory.
Awami League won 146 seats in the 1996 June 12 parliamentary elections. The support of the Jatiya Party and a few independent candidates were enough for the 150 or more seats needed for the required majority. Hasina took the oath as the prime minister of Bangladesh. She vowed to create a Government of National Unity. Though some smaller parties and a few individuals from BNP did join the government, the distance between the main two political parties as well as their leaders remained as large as ever.
Awami League was defeated in the 2001 Parliament election. It won only 62 seats in the Parliament, while the Four-Party Alliance led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party won more than 200 seats, giving them a two-thirds majority in the Parliament. Hasina herself was defeated from a constituency in Rangpur, which happened to contain her husband's hometown, but won from three other seats. Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League rejected the results, claiming that the election was rigged with the help of the President and the Caretaker government. However, the international community was largely satisfied with the elections and the Four-Party Alliance went on to form the government.
In the December 2008 election, Sheikh Hasina led Awami league got a landslide victory winning 230 seats, which gave them the two-thirds majority in the parliament. She made an alliance with JP and left fronts and her grand alliance won 252 seats in the parliament. Sheikh Hasina took oath as Prime Minister on 6 January 2009. She is still the prime minister of Bangladesh after winning a walkover 5 January 2014 election when Khaleda Zia's BNP boycotted the general election.
Sheikh Hasina secured a fourth term as prime minister after winning the 2018 general election. Hasina has become the longest serving Prime Minister of Bangladesh since independence.
Compensation and benefits
According to The Prime Minister's (Remuneration and Privilege) (Amendment) Bill, 2016, the salary of the prime minister of Bangladesh is one lakh 15 thousand Taka per month. Besides, he gets a monthly house rent of one lakh Taka and a daily allowance of three thousand Taka.[7]
See also
- List of prime ministers of Bangladesh
- President of Bangladesh
- Prime Minister of Bengal
- Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Foreign Minister of Bangladesh
- Caretaker government
- Politics of Bangladesh
- Constitution of Bangladesh
References
- ^ Correspondent, Parliament; bdnews24.com. "Bangladesh raises president, prime minister's pay, perks". bdnews24.com.
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- ^ Abdullah, Abir (22 March 2007). "Corruption has emerged as a great threat". Time. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
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