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A cartoon from the caretaker government period of Bangladesh in 2007 that describes the massive arrest of corrupt politicians. Cartoon by Arifur Rahman The national election of Bangladesh was held on 29 December 2008 under the Caretaker government formed with Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed as the Chief Adviser on 13 January 2007.
v. t. e. The 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis began as a caretaker government (CTG) assumed power at the end of October 2006 following the end of term of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party administration. The BNP government increased the chief justice's retirement age in an unconstitutional way to bias the appointment of the head of the ...
Caretaker government. A caretaker government is a temporary ad hoc government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed. [1] [2] Depending on specific practice, it consists of either randomly selected members of parliament or outgoing members until their dismissal.
Hossain Zillur Rahman is an academic, economist and policy maker from Bangladesh. He led the drafting of the poverty reduction strategy of the government in 2005 and was a member of the Independent South Asian Commission on Poverty Alleviation (ISACPA). [citation needed] He founded the Dhaka-based think-tank Power and Participation Research ...
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]
Hasina II. The Fakhruddin Ahmed ministry was the fourth caretaker ministry in the history of Bangladesh which was formed on 11 January 2007 under the leadership of Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed. The caretaker ministry was formed on the background of the political crisis following the resignation of President Iajuddin Ahmed as the Chief Adviser.
Head of state. The President is the Head of State, a largely ceremonial post.The real power is held by the Prime Minister, who is the head of government.The president is elected by the legislature every five years and has normally limited powers that are substantially expanded during the tenure of a caretaker government, mainly in controlling the transition to a new government.
According to the constitution of Bangladesh, the immediate past Chief Justice is appointed as Chief Advisor during a caretaker government. After Justice KM Hasan declined the position, reportedly because of ill health, five other men were considered for the position.