Legislative, Executive and Judiciary of Bangladesh
This article is about the collective executive of Bangladesh. For the entire governing system of Bangladesh, see Politics of Bangladesh.
Government of Bangladesh
Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সরকার
Central government
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National Emblem · Government Seal
Overview
Established
10 April 1971; 53 years ago (1971-04-10)
State
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.gov.bd
This article is part of a series on the
Politics of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Constitution and law
Amendments
Law of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Code
Penal Code
Human rights
Article 70
Judicial review
Government
President: Mohammed Shahabuddin
Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina
Cabinet: Hasina V
Taxation
Agencies
Civil Service
Local governments
Parliament
Speaker: Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Leader of the House: Sheikh Hasina
Leader of the Opposition: GM Quader
Judiciary
Supreme Court:
Appellate Division
High Court Division
District courts
Metropolitan courts
Chief Justice: Obaidul Hassan
Attorney General: AM Amin Uddin
Bangladesh Bar Council
Administrative divisions
Divisions
Districts
Subdistricts
Local Councils
Elections
Parliamentary constituencies
Election commission
General: 2018
2024
2029
Presidential: 2018
2023
2028
Political parties
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Diplomatic missions of / in 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 prime minister, who selects all the remaining ministers. The prime minister and the other most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet. The current prime minister is Sheikh Hasina, leader of the Bangladesh Awami League, who was sworn in by the president on 6 January 2009 following the general election on 29 December 2008. The Awami League led by her, and its Grand Alliance (a total of 14 parties) won two-thirds majority in the elections. Numerically, the party controls 230 seats out of 299.[5]
^"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
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