Prime Minister of Bangladesh

head of government of the People's Republic

The prime minister of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, romanized: Bangladesher Prodhanmontri), officially prime minister of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali: গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকারের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, romanized: Gonoprojatantri Bangladesh Shorkarer Prodhanmontri) is the chief executive of the government of Bangladesh. The prime minister and the cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate. The prime minister is ceremonially appointed by the president of Bangladesh.


Prime Minister of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকারের প্রধানমন্ত্রী
Seal of the prime minister of Bangladesh
Standard of the prime minister of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Muhammad Yunus

since 8 August 2024
Style
TypeHead of Government
StatusLeader of the Executive
Member of
ResidenceGanabhaban, Dhaka
SeatPrimary: Prime Minister's Office, Tejgaon, Dhaka
Secondary: Cabinet office, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
AppointerPresident of Bangladesh by convention, based on appointee's ability to command the confidence of the Jatiya Sangsad
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
Jatiya Sangsad term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner
No term limits specified
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Bangladesh
Inaugural holderTajuddin Ahmed
Formation17 April 1971; 53 years ago (1971-04-17)
Salary৳ 115,000 Monthly
(US$ 1,430)
৳ 1,380,000 annually
(US$ 17,156) [1]
Websitepmo.gov.bd


The position was taken over by the military during years of 1975–78, 1982–86 and 1990–91 due to imposed martial law. In each of these periods, the national government leadership was in control of the military with the executive authority of the president and the prime minister. During the period between 1996 and 2008, The chief adviser of the caretaker government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh exercised authority as per the constitution as the Head of government for 90 days during transition between one elected government to another. The chief adviser headed an Advisory Committee comprising ten Advisers. With powers roughly equivalent to those of the prime minister of an elected governments, his executive power was constrained with certain constitutional limitations. The system was scrapped in 2011 by 15th amendment of constitution to allow political government to conduct any General Election in future.

The latest prime minister was Muhammad Yunus, appointed on 8 August 2024 by president Mohammed Shahabuddin. The longest serving prime minister in the country's history is Sheikh Hasina, who served from 6 January 2009 until her resignation on 5 August 2024.

List of prime ministers

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# Name
(Birth–Death)
(Title)
Portrait Entered office Left office Political party
Tajuddin Ahmad
(1925–1975)
Prime Minister
11 April 1971 12 January 1972 Bangladesh Awami League
Mujibur Rahman
(1920–1975)
Prime Minister
  12 January 1972 25 January 1975 Bangladesh Awami League
Muhammad Mansur Ali
(1919–1975)
Prime Minister
25 January 1975 15 August 1975 Bangladesh Awami League
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad 1975 1975
Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem 1975 1976
Ziaur Rahman 1976 1978
Mashiur Rahman
(1924–1979)
Senior Minister
29 June 1978 12 March 1979 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Shah Azizur Rahman
(1925–1988)
Prime Minister
15 April 1979 24 March 1982 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Hussain Muhammad Ershad 1982 1984
Ataur Rahman Khan
(1907–1991)
Prime Minister
30 March 1984 9 July 1986 Jatiya Party
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
(1928–2006)
Prime Minister
  9 July 1986 27 March 1988 Jatiya Party
Moudud Ahmed
(1940–2021)
Prime Minister
  27 March 1988 12 August 1989 Jatiya Party
Kazi Zafar Ahmed
(1939–)
Prime Minister
12 August 1989 6 December 1990 Jatiya Party
Shahabuddin Ahmed 6 December 1990 20 March 1991
Khaleda Zia
(1944–)
Prime Minister
  20 March 1991 30 March 1996 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Muhammad Habibur Rahman
(1930–2014)
Chief Adviser
  30 March 1996 23 June 1996 Independent
Hasina Wazed
(1947–)
Prime Minister
  23 June 1996 15 July 2001 Bangladesh Awami League
Latifur Rahman
(1936–2017)
Chief Adviser
15 July 2001 10 October 2001 Independent
Khaleda Zia
(1944–)
Prime Minister
  10 October 2001 29 October 2006 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Iajuddin Ahmed
(1931–2012)
President and Chief Adviser
29 October 2006 11 January 2007 Independent
Fazlul Haque
(1938–)
Acting Chief Adviser
11 January 2007 12 January 2007 Independent
Fakhruddin Ahmed
(1940–)
Chief Adviser
  12 January 2007 6 January 2009 Independent
Sheikh Hasina
(1947–)
Prime Minister
  6 January 2009 5 August 2024 Bangladesh Awami League
Muhammad Yunus
(1940–)
Chief Adviser
  8 August 2024 Incumbent Independent


References

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  1. Correspondent, Parliament; bdnews24.com. "Bangladesh raises president, prime minister's pay, perks". bdnews24.com. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)