Chief Adviser | |
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বাংলাদেশের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা | |
Style | Chief Adviser (now defunct) |
Appointer | President of Bangladesh |
Term length | 90 days, or until the next general election is held and a new Prime Minister takes office |
Formation | 1996 |
Final holder | Fakhruddin Ahmed |
Abolished | 2011 |
Website | cao.gov.bd |
The chief adviser was the head of the caretaker government of Bangladesh who served as the head of government for 90 days during transition between one elected government to another during the term of the caretaker government. The caretaker government was mandated only to hold the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. The chief adviser headed an Advisory Committee comprising ten advisers. With powers roughly equivalent to those of the prime minister of an elected government, his executive power was constrained with certain constitutional limitations. He, as well as the other advisers, were selected from politically neutral individuals so as to be acceptable to all major political parties. [1]
The caretaker government system of Bangladesh was introduced in 1991 through the passage of the 13th amendment to the constitution. The system was formed to hold democratic elections after military dictator, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, was removed from power. The amendment recommended making the last retired chief justice the chief adviser. [2] In 1996 Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman was appointed the chief adviser of the caretaker government. He along with the President of Bangladesh, Abdur Rahman Biswas, prevented the 1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party had some difficult appointing a Chief adviser to the caretaker government which lead to the 2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis. [3] The Bangladesh Nationalist Party appointed President Iajuddin Ahmed the chief adviser to the caretaker government but he faced demands for resignation from Bangladesh Awami League. [4] Iajuddin Ahmed was replaced by Fakhruddin Ahmed. During the crises the military-backed caretaker government was led by Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed. [5] Fakhruddin Ahmed appointed three special assistants to himself who were given the rank of a state minister. The assistants were Barrister Debashis Roy, Brigadier General M. A. Malek, and Professor M Tamim. [6] There was some debate about the constitutional validity of the assistant to the chief advisers. [7]
The caretaker government system was scrapped along with the 13th amendment in 2011 through the passage of the 15th amendment of the constitution to allow the elected government to conduct any General Election in future. [3] Past Chief Justice of Bangladesh Mr. Justice A.B.M. Khairul Haque, who was the 19th Chief Justice of Bangladesh when he delivered the verdict which declared the Caretaker Government illegal and unconstitutional.
# | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Muhammad Habibur Rahman
[8] (1930–2014) |
30 March 1996 | 23 June 1996 | Independent | |
2 |
Latifur Rahman
[8] (1936–2017) |
15 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | Independent | |
3 |
Iajuddin Ahmed
[8] (1931–2012) President and Chief Adviser |
29 October 2006 | 11 January 2007 | Independent | |
— |
Fazlul Haque
[8] (1938–) Acting Chief Adviser |
11 January 2007 | 12 January 2007 | Independent | |
4 |
Fakhruddin Ahmed
[9] (1940–) |
12 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | Independent |
Chief Adviser | |
---|---|
বাংলাদেশের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা | |
Style | Chief Adviser (now defunct) |
Appointer | President of Bangladesh |
Term length | 90 days, or until the next general election is held and a new Prime Minister takes office |
Formation | 1996 |
Final holder | Fakhruddin Ahmed |
Abolished | 2011 |
Website | cao.gov.bd |
The chief adviser was the head of the caretaker government of Bangladesh who served as the head of government for 90 days during transition between one elected government to another during the term of the caretaker government. The caretaker government was mandated only to hold the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. The chief adviser headed an Advisory Committee comprising ten advisers. With powers roughly equivalent to those of the prime minister of an elected government, his executive power was constrained with certain constitutional limitations. He, as well as the other advisers, were selected from politically neutral individuals so as to be acceptable to all major political parties. [1]
The caretaker government system of Bangladesh was introduced in 1991 through the passage of the 13th amendment to the constitution. The system was formed to hold democratic elections after military dictator, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, was removed from power. The amendment recommended making the last retired chief justice the chief adviser. [2] In 1996 Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman was appointed the chief adviser of the caretaker government. He along with the President of Bangladesh, Abdur Rahman Biswas, prevented the 1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party had some difficult appointing a Chief adviser to the caretaker government which lead to the 2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis. [3] The Bangladesh Nationalist Party appointed President Iajuddin Ahmed the chief adviser to the caretaker government but he faced demands for resignation from Bangladesh Awami League. [4] Iajuddin Ahmed was replaced by Fakhruddin Ahmed. During the crises the military-backed caretaker government was led by Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed. [5] Fakhruddin Ahmed appointed three special assistants to himself who were given the rank of a state minister. The assistants were Barrister Debashis Roy, Brigadier General M. A. Malek, and Professor M Tamim. [6] There was some debate about the constitutional validity of the assistant to the chief advisers. [7]
The caretaker government system was scrapped along with the 13th amendment in 2011 through the passage of the 15th amendment of the constitution to allow the elected government to conduct any General Election in future. [3] Past Chief Justice of Bangladesh Mr. Justice A.B.M. Khairul Haque, who was the 19th Chief Justice of Bangladesh when he delivered the verdict which declared the Caretaker Government illegal and unconstitutional.
# | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Muhammad Habibur Rahman
[8] (1930–2014) |
30 March 1996 | 23 June 1996 | Independent | |
2 |
Latifur Rahman
[8] (1936–2017) |
15 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | Independent | |
3 |
Iajuddin Ahmed
[8] (1931–2012) President and Chief Adviser |
29 October 2006 | 11 January 2007 | Independent | |
— |
Fazlul Haque
[8] (1938–) Acting Chief Adviser |
11 January 2007 | 12 January 2007 | Independent | |
4 |
Fakhruddin Ahmed
[9] (1940–) |
12 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | Independent |