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Ziaur Rahman Ministry
The Ziaur Rahman ministry was the second democratically elected Council of Ministers of Bangladesh, during the 2nd legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad. It was initially formed with members of a provisional council of ministers on 29 June 1978, and with members elected to the reconvened parliament the following year on 15 April, a few days after the martial law promulgated since the 15 August 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état, August 1975 coup was finally withdrawn following a 1979 Bangladeshi general election, general election in February 1979. The ministry served under the 1978 Bangladeshi presidential election, directly elected President Ziaur Rahman and, after Assassination of Ziaur Rahman, his assassination, his acting president Abdus Sattar (president), Abdus Sattar. It was dissolved by Sattar after he won the Snap election, snap 1981 Bangladeshi presidential election, 1981 presidential election in November and declared a new council of ministers. Members The following l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Of Bangladesh
The Cabinet of Bangladesh () is the chief executive body in the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the entire government normally under the Office of the Prime Minister, composed of the prime minister and other cabinet ministers. During a caretaker government or interim government, the cabinet is instead composed of the chief adviser and other cabinet advisers. These "advisorial" positions are equivalent to their respective ministerial positions. Responsibility Ministers of the government, according to the Constitution of Bangladesh, are selected primarily from the elected members of House of Nation, also known as Jatiya Sangsad. Cabinet ministers are heads of government departments, mostly with the office of the "Minister of epartment, e.g. Defence. The collective co-ordinating function of the cabinet is reinforced by the statutory position that all the ministers jointly hold the same office, and can exercise the same po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Bangladeshi Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 November 1981. The result was a victory for the incumbent acting President Abdus Sattar (president), Abdus Sattar of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), who received 66% of the vote, beating his principal challenger Kamal Hossain of the Bangladesh Awami League, Awami League. Voter turnout was 57%. Background On 30 May 1981 president Ziaur Rahman was Assassination of Ziaur Rahman, assassinated by a faction of rebel officers of the Bangladesh Army. Following the assassination, Vice President of Bangladesh, Vice President Abdus Sattar (president), Abdus Sattar automatically became the acting president, despite being in hospital at the time. Speaking to foreign reporters in Bangabhaban on 4 June, Sattar announced that in line with the constitution, elections would be held within 180 days of the death of the former president, to "foil any conspiracy to disturb the democratic process in the country." Campaign According to the New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Secretariat
The Bangladesh Secretariat () is the administrative headquarters of the Government of Bangladesh, and houses the majority of ministries and government agencies and bodies, located in Segunbagicha, Dhaka. The secretariat can refer to the complex of ministries, or refer to the Bangladesh Civil Service central administration. Its political heads are the ministers while the administrative heads are the Secretaries to the Government. The Secretariat complex was originally constructed as the Secretariat of East Pakistan. History The Daily Star reported on 15 July 2009 that the Bangladesh Secretariat was filled with lobbyists who were interfering with the duties of ministers and secretaries. Despite Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calling for an end to lobbying at the secretariat, the Bangladesh Secretariat received 1,200 visitors a day. On 9 May 2015, the ICT Division started providing free WiFi at their Bangladesh Secretariat. The Cabinet Division declared the Bangladesh Secretariat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidential Secretariat (Bangladesh)
The Prime Minister's Office ( ) is the official workplace of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh is headed by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. It is responsible for coordinating the duties and executive actions of all governmental ministry offices on various matters primarily serving and assisting the Prime Minister's duties. During interim or caretaker governments, where the head of government is the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, the office is instead known as the Chief Adviser's Office () and may be headed by a Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser. Headquarters During the premiership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman before the revival of the presidential system of government in 1975, initially the '' Sugandha Bhaban'' (then known as the "President's House") on Bailey Road and later the Ganabhaban at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar served as the prime minister's secretariat. Following the restoration of the parliamentary system in 1991, as the chief executive office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snap Election
A snap election is an election that is called earlier than the one that has been scheduled. Snap elections in parliamentary systems are often called to resolve a political impasse such as a hung parliament where no single political party has a majority of seats, when the incumbent prime minister is defeated in a motion of no confidence, to capitalize on an unusual electoral opportunity, or to decide a pressing issue. Snap elections are called under circumstances when an election is not required by law or convention. A snap election differs from a recall election in that it is initiated by politicians (usually the head of government or ruling party) rather than voters, and from a by-election in that a completely new parliament is chosen as opposed to merely filling vacancies in an already established assembly. Early elections can also be called in certain jurisdictions after a ruling coalition is dissolved if a replacement coalition cannot be formed within a constitutionally set ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopedia Britannica
An encyclopedia is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge, either general or special, in a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into article (publishing), articles or entries that are arranged Alphabetical order, alphabetically by article name or by thematic categories, or else are hyperlinked and searchable. Encyclopedia entries are longer and more detailed than those in most dictionary, dictionaries. Generally speaking, encyclopedia articles focus on ''factual information'' concerning the subject named in the article's title; this is unlike dictionary entries, which focus on Linguistics, linguistic information about words, such as their etymology, meaning, pronunciation, use, and grammar, grammatical forms.Béjoint, Henri (2000)''Modern Lexicography'', pp. 30–31. Oxford University Press. Encyclopedias have existed for around 2,000 years and have evolved considerably during that time as regards language (written in a major inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination Of Ziaur Rahman
Ziaur Rahman, the sixth president of Bangladesh, was assassinated by a faction of officers of Bangladesh Army, on 30 May 1981, in the southeastern port city of Chittagong. Rahman went to Chittagong to arbitrate in a clash between the local leaders of his political party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). On the night of 30 May, a group of officers commandeered the Chittagong Circuit House, a government residence where Rahman was staying, shooting him and several others. Background Ziaur’s presidency Ziaur Rahman's tenure as the President of Bangladesh began on 21 April 1977 by taking over the presidency from Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem. He said with a hint of creating competition in the country's politics, Less than 24 hours after taking office as president of Bangladesh, Zia announced a confidence referendum to gauge public views on his rule. Critics suggested the confidence vote was his bid to legitimize his presidency. Referendum and election The referendum held on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15 August 1975 Bangladeshi Coup D'état
The Coup d'état, military coup in Bangladesh on August 15 of 1975 was launched by mid-ranking army officers in order to Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, assassinate founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whose administration post-independence grew corrupt and reportedly authoritarian until he established a one-party state-based government led by the socialist party Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League. Mujib, along with his resident family members, were killed during the coup but was survived by his two then-Expatriate, expat daughters, one of them being future prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The officers were led by Capt. Abdul Majed, Major Syed Faruque Rahman, Sayed Farooq-ur-Rahman, Major Khandaker Abdur Rashid and Major Shariful Haque Dalim. Immediately following the coup, one of Mujib's close associates and cabinet ministers Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, with support of the officers, took control of the government and declared himself President of Bangladesh. Under mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adorn Publication
Adorn may refer to: *Barnstar, a decorative piece in the shape of a five-point star used to adorn the barn *Fretwork, an interlaced decorative design that is either carved in low relief on a solid background, or cut out with a fretsaw, jigsaw or scrollsaw *Instruct, See: Resh Lakish#Examples of his exegesis *Others to Adorn (1938), book by Oliver St. John Gogarty *Purfling Purfling is a narrow decorative edge inlaid into the top plate and often the back plate of a stringed instrument. It was originally made of laminated strips of wood, and later nacre and other hard inlay materials. Plastic is commonly used in moder ..., a narrow decorative wooden (sometimes abalone) strip inlaid into the top and (often) bottom plates of stringed instruments * "Adorn" (song), a song by Miguel {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list of cities proper by population density, most densely populated cities in the world with a density of about 34,000 citizens per square kilometers within a total area of approximately 300 square kilometers. Dhaka is a megacity, and has a population of 10.2 million residents as of 2024, and a population of over 23.9 million residents in Greater Dhaka, Dhaka Metropolitan Area. It is widely considered to be the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world. Dhaka is an important cultural, economic, and scientific hub of Eastern South Asia, as well as a major list of largest cities in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries, Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks list of cities by GDP, third in South Asia and 39th in the worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for women. Elected occupants are called Member of Parliament (Bangladesh), members of Parliament, or MPs. The 2024 Bangladeshi general election, 12th national parliamentary election was held on 7 January 2024. Elections to the body are held every five years, unless a parliament is dissolved earlier by the President of Bangladesh. On 6 August 2024, President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved parliament after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina and ordered to form an 2024 Bangladesh Interim Government, interim government. The leader of the party (or alliance of parties) holding the majority of seats becomes the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and so the Head of government, head of the government. The President of Bangladesh, the ceremonial head of state, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Of Ministers
Council of Ministers is a traditional name given to the supreme Executive (government), executive organ in some governments. It is usually equivalent to the term Cabinet (government), cabinet. The term Council of State is a similar name that also may refer to a cabinet, but the terms are not equal in certain countries (for example, in Spain and India{{Citation needed, date=May 2021). Councils of Ministers are usually composed of those Minister (government), government ministers who are responsible for a Ministry (government department), ministry. They are usually led by a President of the Council of Ministers, a term that is commonly translated, or used synonymously, as prime minister or premier. List of current Councils of Ministers * Council of Ministers of Albania * Council of Ministers of Algeria * Council of Ministers of Belarus * Council of Ministers of Belgium * Council of Ministers of Bhutan * Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Council of Ministers of Bulgari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
