Chief Advisor

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The Chief Advisor of the Caretaker Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh takes over as the Head of State during the 90 day Caretaker Government that is mandated to hold Parliamentary Elections in Bangladesh. The Chief Advisor heads an Advisory Committee comprising ten other Advisors. With powers roughly equivalent to those of the Prime Minister of elected governments, his executive power is constrained with certain constitutional limitations. He, as well as the other advisors, are selected so as to be acceptable to all major political parties. The current Chief Advisor is Fakhruddin Ahmed.

[edit] Composition of the Non-Party Care-taker Government

(1) Non-Party Care-Taker Government shall consist of the Chief Adviser at its head and more than ten other Advisors, all of whom shall be appointed by the President.
(2) The Chief Adviser and other Advisers shall be appointed within fifteen days after Parliament 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 before Parliament was dissolved or stood dissolved shall continue to hold office as such.

(3) The President shall appoint as Chief Adviser the person who among the retired Chief Justices of Bangladesh 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 Justices of Bangladesh retired next before the last retired Chief Justice.

(4) If no retired Chief Justice is available or willing to hold the office of Chief Advise, the President shall appoint as Chief Adviser the person who among the retired Judges of the Appellate 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.

(5) 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. (6) 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 Care-taker Government in addition to his own functions under this Constitution.

(7) The President shall appoint Advisers from among the persons who are-

qualified for election as members of parliament; not members of any political party or of any organisation associated with or affiliated to any political party; not, and have agreed in writing not to be, candidates for the ensuing election of members of parliament; not over seventy-two years of age. (8) The Advisers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Chief Adviser.
(9) The Chief Adviser or an Adviser may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the President.

(10) 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.

(11) 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.

(12) The Non-Party Care-taker Government shall stand dissolved on the date on which the prime Minister enters upon his office after the constitution of new parliament.

[edit] List of Chief Advisers of Bangladesh

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Date of Birth and Death	Political party	Birth Place
01	Habibur Rahman		31 March 1996	23 June 1996	17 October 1935	Non-party	Gopalganj
02	Latifur Rahman		15 July 2001	10 October 2001	1 March 1936	Non-party	Jessore
03	Iajuddin Ahmed		29 October 2006	11 January 2007	1 February 1931	Non-party	Munshiganj
04	Fazlul Haque		11 January 2007	12 January 2007	1938	Non-party
05	Fakhruddin Ahmed		12 January 2007	Incumbent	1 May 1940	Non-party	Munshiganj