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This article lists theprime ministers ofBangladesh, and includes persons sworn into the office ofPrime Minister of Bangladesh following theProclamation of Independence and the establishment of theProvisional Government in 1971. Moreover it also lists thechief advisers ofcaretaker governments of Bangladesh, which is a position equivalent to that of the prime minister, and is sometimes colloquially referred to as the prime minister.[1]
There have been ten prime ministers, one senior minister, five chief advisers, and one acting chief adviser of Bangladesh.[2]
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Election | Term of office | Political party (Coalition) | Ministry | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
 Provisional Government of Bangladesh (1971–1972) | |||||||||
| 1 | | Tajuddin Ahmad তাজউদ্দীন আহমদ (1925–1975) MP for Dacca-5 (National Assembly of Pakistan) | — | 17 April 1971 | 12 January 1972 | 270 days | AL | Mujib I | |
 People's Republic of Bangladesh (1972–present) | |||||||||
| 1stparliamentary republic (1972–1975) | |||||||||
| 2 | | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান (1920–1975) MP for Dacca-8 (National Assembly of Pakistan), until 1973 MP forDhaka-12, from 1973 | — | 12 January 1972 | 25 January 1975 | 3 years, 13 days | AL | Mujib II | |
| 1973 | Mujib III | ||||||||
| Semi-presidential republic (1975–1991) | |||||||||
| 3 |  | Muhammad Mansur Ali মুহাম্মদ মনসুর আলী (1917–1975) MP forPabna-1 | — | 25 January 1975 | 15 August 1975 (Deposed in a coup) | 202 days | BaKSAL | Mujib IV | |
| Post abolished (15 August 1975 – 29 June 1978) | |||||||||
| — | .jpg) | Mashiur Rahman মশিউর রহমান (1924–1979) MP forRangpur-1 Senior Minister | — | 29 June 1978 | 12 March 1979[†] | 256 days | Jagodal / BNP | Zia | |
| Post vacant (12 March – 15 April 1979) | |||||||||
| 4 |  | Shah Azizur Rahman শাহ আজিজুর রহমান (1925–1988) MP forKushtia-3 | 1979 | 15 April 1979 | 24 March 1982 (Deposed in a coup) | 2 years, 343 days | BNP | Zia | |
| Sattar | |||||||||
| Post abolished (24 March 1982 – 30 March 1984) | |||||||||
| 5 |  | Ataur Rahman Khan আতাউর রহমান খান (1905–1991) Unelected | — | 30 March 1984 | 1 January 1985[3] | 277 days | Janadal | Ershad | |
| Post vacant (1 January 1985 – 9 July 1986) | |||||||||
| 6 |  | Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury মিজানুর রহমান চৌধুরী (1928–2006) MP forChandpur-4 | 1986 | 9 July 1986 | 27 March 1988 | 1 year, 262 days | JP(E) | Ershad | |
| 7 |  | Moudud Ahmed মওদুদ আহমেদ (1940–2021) MP forNoakhali-1 | 1988 | 27 March 1988 | 12 August 1989 | 1 year, 138 days | JP(E) | ||
| 8 |  | Kazi Zafar Ahmed কাজী জাফর আহমেদ (1939–2015) MP forComilla-12 | — | 12 August 1989 | 6 December 1990[a] | 1 year, 116 days | JP(E) | ||
| Post vacant (6 December 1990 – 20 March 1991) | |||||||||
| 2ndparliamentary republic (1991–present) | |||||||||
| 9 | .jpg) | Khaleda Zia খালেদা জিয়া (1946–2025) MP forFeni-1 | 1991 | 20 March 1991 | 30 March 1996 | 5 years, 10 days | BNP | Khaleda I | |
| Feb 1996 | Khaleda II | ||||||||
| — |  | Muhammad Habibur Rahman মুহাম্মদ হাবিবুর রহমান (1928–2014) Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government | — | 30 March 1996 | 23 June 1996 | 85 days | Independent | Habibur | |
| 10 | .jpg) | Sheikh Hasina শেখ হাসিনা (born 1947) MP forGopalganj-3 | Jun 1996 | 23 June 1996 | 15 July 2001 | 5 years, 22 days | AL | Hasina I | |
| — | | Latifur Rahman লতিফুর রহমান (1936–2017) Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government | — | 15 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | 87 days | Independent | Latifur | |
| (9) | .jpg) | Khaleda Zia খালেদা জিয়া (1946–2025) MP forBogra-6 | 2001 | 10 October 2001 | 29 October 2006 | 5 years, 19 days | BNP (Four Party Alliance) | Khaleda III | |
| — | .jpg) | Iajuddin Ahmed ইয়াজউদ্দিন আহম্মেদ (1931–2012) Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government [b] | — | 29 October 2006 | 11 January 2007 | 74 days | Independent | Iajuddin | |
| — | .jpg) | Fazlul Haque ফজলুল হক (1938–2023) Acting Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government | — | 11 January 2007 | 12 January 2007 | 1 day | Independent | — | |
| — |  | Fakhruddin Ahmed ফখরুদ্দীন আহমেদ (born 1940) Chief Adviser of Caretaker Government | — | 12 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | 1 year, 360 days | Independent (withmilitary support) | Fakhruddin | |
| (10) | _(portrait_cropped).jpg) | Sheikh Hasina শেখ হাসিনা (born 1947) MP forGopalganj-3 | 2008 | 6 January 2009 | 5 August 2024[c] | 15 years, 212 days | AL (Grand Alliance) | Hasina II | |
| 2014 | Hasina III | ||||||||
| 2018 | Hasina IV | ||||||||
| 2024 | Hasina V | ||||||||
| Post vacant (5 – 8 August 2024) | |||||||||
| — |  | Muhammad Yunus মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস (born 1940) Chief Adviser of Interim Government | — | 8 August 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 191 days | Independent | Yunus | |
| 11 | _(cropped).jpg) | Tarique Rahman তারেক রহমান (born 1965) MP forDhaka-17 andBogra-6 | 2026 | 17 February 2026 | −2 days | BNP | Tarique | ||
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