Chief Adviser of Bangladesh | |
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Style | Chief Adviser (now defunct) |
Appointer | President of Bangladesh |
Term length | until the next general election is held and a new Prime Minister takes office |
Website | cao.gov.bd |
The Chief Adviser of the Caretaker Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh used to take over as the Head of Government for 90 days during transition between one elected government to another during the period between 1996 to 2008. The Caretaker Government that 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 governments, his executive power was constrained with certain constitutional limitations. He, as well as the other advisers, were selected so as to be acceptable to all major political parties.
The system was scrapped in 2011 by 15th amendment of constitution to allow political government to conduct any General Election in future.
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 unconstitutiona, would be the Chief Adviser during the general election held in January 2014 if not the post had been abolished.