Prime Minister of Bangladesh

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The Prime Minister of Bangladesh is the head of government and the most powerful political executive in the country, responsible for leading the cabinet and overseeing the administration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government office
abbreviation PM
appointedBy President of Bangladesh
associatedWith Awami League
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
canBeRemovedBy vote of no confidence in the Jatiya Sangsad
category Prime ministers by country
constitutingInstrument Constitution of Bangladesh
country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
eligibleFor official residence at Gonobhaban
firstHolder Tajuddin Ahmad
formationDate 1971
governmentBranch executive branch of Bangladesh
hasHigherRankThan other cabinet ministers
hasLowerRankThan President of Bangladesh in ceremonial order
isPartOf Government of Bangladesh
jurisdiction People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: People's Republic of Bangladesh
languageOfTitle Bengali
leads Council of Ministers of Bangladesh
surface form: Cabinet of Bangladesh
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Dhaka
memberOf Council of Ministers of Bangladesh
surface form: Cabinet of Bangladesh
nativeName Prime Minister of Bangladesh self-linksurface differs
surface form: বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী
nominatedBy members of the Jatiya Sangsad
officeCreatedInContextOf independence of Bangladesh in 1971
officeHoldersMustBe members of the Jatiya Sangsad
officeHoldersTitle Prime Minister
officeType political office
oversees executive branch of Bangladesh
power appointing cabinet ministers
chairing cabinet meetings
dissolving the Jatiya Sangsad under certain conditions
reportsTo Jatiya Sangsad
requires confidence of the Jatiya Sangsad
residence Gonobhaban
responsibleFor advising the President of Bangladesh
implementing national policy
leading the cabinet
overseeing government administration
role chief executive of the Government of Bangladesh
head of government of Bangladesh
seat Dhaka
seatOfGovernment Prime Minister's Office, Dhaka
style The Honorable
surface form: The Honourable
symbol Emblem of Bangladesh
termLength 5 years
termRenewable yes

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Constitution of Bangladesh establishesOffice Prime Minister of Bangladesh
The Executive headedBy Prime Minister of Bangladesh
subject surface form: The Executive (Bangladesh)
The Executive exercisesPowerThrough Prime Minister of Bangladesh
subject surface form: The Executive (Bangladesh)
President of Bangladesh appoints Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Prime Minister of Bangladesh nativeName Prime Minister of Bangladesh self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী
Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh) reportsTo Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh) nominator Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Armed Forces reportsTo Prime Minister of Bangladesh
জাতীয় সংসদ relatedOffice Prime Minister of Bangladesh
this entity surface form: বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী
Council of Ministers of Bangladesh includes Prime Minister of Bangladesh