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Public Administration
Bangladesh has a unitary from of government. The President is the
Head of State and the Prime Minister is the Head of Government. The
Prime Minister is assisted by a Council of Ministers. The permanent
office-in-charge of the Ministries / Divisions is designated as
Secretary who belongs to the Civil Service. There are now 35
Ministries and 52 Divisions. Organs of the State
The republic comprises three basic organs: The Legislature: The
Judiciary and The Executive.
The President of Bangladesh is elected by members of Parliaments in
accordance with law. The President as head of state, takes
precedence over all other persons in the state, and exercises the
powers and performs the duties conferred and imposed on him by the
constitution and by any other low. The President acts in accordance
with the advice of the Prime Minister.The President holds office for
a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his
office. No person can hold office as President for more than two
terms, whether or not the terms are consecutive.
If a vacancy occurs in the office of President or if the President
is unable to discharge the functions of his office on account of
absence, illness or any other cause the Speaker of the Parliament
discharges those functions until a President is elected or until the
President resumes the functions of his office.
There shall be a cabinet for Bangladesh having the Prime Minister
at its head and comprising also such other Ministers as the Prime
Minister may from time to time designate. The executive power of the
Republic is exercised by or on the authority of the Prime Minister.
The President appoints as Prime Minister a member of Parliament who
appears to him to command the support of the majority of the members
of parliament. The appointment of Prime Minister and other Ministers
and of the Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers is made by the
President provided that not less than nine-tenths of their numbers
are appointed from among members of parliament and not more than
one-tenths of their number may be chosen from among persons
qualified for election as members of parliament.
The supreme command of the defense services vests in the President.
No war can be declared and the Republic can not participate in any
war except with the assent of Parliament.
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
National Flag
National Flag
consists of a circle colored Red throughout its area, resting on a green
rectangular background. The length to width ratio of the rectangle is
10:6 and the circle has a radius of one fifth of the length. Its centre
is placed on the intersecting point of the horizontal line drawn through
the middle of its width. Prescribed sizes of the Flag for building are
305 cm X 183 cm, 152 cm X 91 cm and 76 cm X 46 cm. For Cars are 38 cm X
23 cm and 25 cm X 15 cm.
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