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Head of the interim and caretaker government of Bangladesh

It has been suggested thatChief Adviser's Office bemerged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since November 2025.

Chief Adviser of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা
Seal of the chief adviser
Standard of the chief adviser
Incumbent Muhammad Yunus since 8 August 2024
Government of Bangladesh Chief Adviser's Office Cabinet Division
Style	Mr. Chief Adviser (informal) The Honorable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Head of government
Abbreviation	CA
Member of	Cabinet Armed Forces Division Planning Commission Intelligence Community National Committee on Security Affairs
Reports to	President of Bangladesh
Residence	State Guest House Jamuna
Seat	Primary:Chief Adviser's Office, Old Sangsad Bhaban,Tejgaon,Dhaka Secondary:Bangladesh Secretariat,Segunbagicha, Dhaka
Appointer	President of Bangladesh
Term length	Until thenext general election in Bangladesh takes place
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Bangladesh
Precursor	Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Inaugural holder	Muhammad Habibur Rahman
Formation	30 March 1996; 29 years ago (1996-03-30)
Salary	৳305000 (US$2,500) per month (incl. allowances)
Website	cao.gov.bd

Thechief adviser of Bangladesh (Bengali:বাংলাদেশের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা,romanized: Bāṅglādēśēr Prôdhān Upôdēśtā), officiallychief adviser of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Bengali:গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা,romanized: Gôṇôprôjātôntrī Bāṅglādēśēr Prôdhān Upôdēśtā), is thechief executive of thecaretaker and theinterim government ofBangladesh, who serves as thehead of government during the transition period between oneelected government and another. With powers roughly equivalent to those of theprime minister of an elected government, their executive power is limited bythe constitution. The chief adviser leads an advisory committee comprising severaladvisers (equivalent to a minister), all of them selected from among politically neutral individuals to be acceptable to all major political parties.^[1] The office of the chief adviser is calledChief Adviser's Office.

History

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The caretaker government system of Bangladesh was introduced in March 1996 through the passage of the 13th amendment to the constitution. The system was formed to hold parliamentary elections after theelection in February conducted by theKhaleda Zia government was widely boycotted by the opposition parties. The amendment recommended making the last retiredchief justice the chief adviser.^[2] In 1996, JusticeMuhammad Habibur Rahman was appointed the chief adviser of the caretaker government. Along with the President of Bangladesh,Abdur Rahman Biswas, prevented the1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt. TheBangladesh Nationalist Party had some difficult appointing a Chief adviser to the caretaker government which led to the2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis.^[3] The Bangladesh Nationalist Party appointed PresidentIajuddin Ahmed the chief adviser to thecaretaker government, but he faced demands for resignation from Bangladesh Awami League.^[4] Iajuddin Ahmed was replaced byFakhruddin Ahmed. During the crisis, the military-backed caretaker government was led by Chief AdviserFakhruddin Ahmed.^[5] Fakhruddin Ahmed appointed three special assistants to himself who were given the rank of a state minister. The assistants were BarristerDebashis Roy, Brigadier-GeneralM. A. Malek, and ProfessorM Tamim.^[6] There was some debate about the constitutional validity of the assistant to the chief advisers.^[7]

The caretaker government system was scrapped along with the 13th amendment in 2011 through the passage of the 15th amendment of the constitution to allow the elected government to conduct any general election in the future,^[3] with thechief justice of Bangladesh,A.B.M. Khairul Haque, declaring thecaretaker government system illegal and unconstitutional. Following theHigh Court's verdict, several sections of theFifteenth Amendment were scrapped on 17 December 2024, restoring the caretaker system.^[8]^[9]^[10]

The office was restored in 2024 under the extra-constitutional setup of an interim government, following theresignation of Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina.^[11]^[12]

Composition of the non-party caretaker government

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Non-party caretaker government shall consist of the chief adviser at its head and ten or fewer other advisers, all of whom shall be appointed by thepresident.^[1]^[7]
The chief adviser and other advisers shall be appointed within fifteen days afterParliament is dissolved or stands dissolved, and during the period between the date on which Parliament is dissolved or stands dissolved and the date on which the chief adviser is appointed, the prime minister and his cabinet who were in office immediately beforeJatiya Sangsad (Parliament) was dissolved or stood dissolved shall continue to hold office as such.
The president shall appoint as chief adviser the person who among the retiredchief justices retired last and who is qualified to be appointed as an adviser under this article: Provided that if such retired chief justice is not available or is not willing to hold the office of chief adviser, the president shall appoint as chief adviser the person who among the retired chief justice of Bangladesh retired next before the last retired chief justice.
If no retired chief justice is available or willing to hold the office of chief adviser, the president shall appoint as chief adviser the person who among the retired judges of theAppellate Division retired last and who is qualified to be appointed as an adviser under this article: Provided that if such retired judge is not available or is not willing to hold the office of chief adviser, the president shall appoint as chief adviser the person who among the retired judges of the Appellate Division retired next before the last such retired judge.
If no retired judge of the Appellate Division is available or willing to hold the office of chief adviser, the president shall, after consultation, as far as practicable, with the major political parties, appoint the chief adviser from among citizens of Bangladesh who are qualified to be appointed as advisers under this article.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter, if the provisions of clauses (3), (4) and (5) cannot be given effect to, the president shall assume the functions of the chief adviser of the non-party caretaker government in addition to his functions under this Constitution.
The president shall appoint advisers from among the persons who are
1. qualified for election as members of parliament;
2. not members of any political party or any organisation associated with or affiliated to any political party;
3. not, and have agreed in writing not to be, candidates for the ensuing election of members of parliament;
4. not over seventy-two years of age.
The advisers shall be appointed by the president on the advice of the chief adviser.
The chief adviser or an adviser may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the president.
The chief adviser or an adviser shall cease to be chief adviser or adviser if he is disqualified to be appointed as such under this article.
The chief adviser shall have the status, and shall be entitled to the remuneration and privileges, of a prime minister, and an adviser shall have the status, and shall be entitled to the remuneration and privileges, of a minister.
The non-party caretaker government shall stand dissolved on the date on which the prime minister enters upon his office after the constitution of the new parliament.

List of chief advisers of Bangladesh

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There have been 5 chief advisers of Bangladesh so far.^[13]

#	Name (Birth–Death)	Entered office	Left office	Tenure	Advisor Council
Caretaker government of Bangladesh
1	Muhammad Habibur Rahman^[14] (1928–2014)	30 March 1996	23 June 1996	85 days	Habibur
2	Latifur Rahman^[14] (1936–2017)	15 July 2001	10 October 2001	87 days	Latifur
3	Iajuddin Ahmed^[14] (1931–2012) President	29 October 2006	11 January 2007	74 days	Iajuddin
4	Fakhruddin Ahmed^[15] (1940–)	12 January 2007	6 January 2009	1 year, 360 days (withmilitary support)	Iajuddin	Fakhruddin
Interim government of Bangladesh
5	Muhammad Yunus^[16] (1940–)	8 August 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 108 days	Yunus