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Bangladesh

Bangladesh

PartialSovereign state

Bangladesh

Primary executive

Partial
Tarique Rahman
Originalpressinform.gov.bd ( archive ) · Press Information Department · Public Domain · Original

Tarique Rahman

Head of government Active

Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh · Principal · De jure

Head of state

Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram
OriginalBangladesh Press Information Department via Wikimedia Commons · Press Information Department, Government of Bangladesh · Public Domain · Original

Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram

Head of state Active

President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh · Principal

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026
Executive system
Parliamentary republic · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office
Head of government
Why this office is primary
Bangladesh is a parliamentary republic. The president is head of state and, except for limited constitutional functions, acts on the prime minister's advice; executive power is exercised by or on the authority of the prime minister, who heads the Cabinet and is the dominant officeholder.

Current policy issues

  1. 1Investment climate and job creationGovernment investment, employment and agricultural support initiatives
  2. 2Food security and agricultural supportGovernment investment, employment and agricultural support initiatives
  3. 3Social protection and essential public servicesGovernment investment, employment and agricultural support initiatives, Budget at a glance 2026-27
  4. 4Institutional accountability and quality of public servicePublic service commitment implementation and evaluation guideline 2026-27, Biography of Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
104
Active in source
10
Historical in source
5
parties shown
100
More parties (88)

Administration

Partial

Government of Bangladesh

Current

Aug 9, 2026 · 0 Party

Legislature

Partial

Jatiya Sangsad

Elections

Partial

2008 Bangladeshi general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Dec 29, 2008

Completed

2001 Bangladeshi general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 1, 2001

Completed

February 1996 Bangladeshi general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Feb 15, 1996

Completed

1991 Bangladeshi general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Feb 27, 1991

Completed

1988 Bangladeshi general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 3, 1988

Completed

1986 Bangladeshi presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Oct 15, 1986

Completed

1986 Bangladeshi general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

May 7, 1986

Completed

1981 Bangladeshi presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Nov 15, 1981

Completed

1979 Bangladeshi general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Feb 18, 1979

Completed

1973 Bangladeshi general election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Mar 7, 1973

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Sources

17

  1. 1Constitution of Bangladesh, Part IV, Chapter I: The Presidentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2Constitution of Bangladesh, Part IV, Chapter II: The Prime Minister and the Cabinetcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3Biography of Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikramcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4Notifications on the resignation of Mohammad Shahabuddin and discharge of presidential duties by the Speakercitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Former presidents and terms of officecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6Prime Minister and ministers: appointment dates and portfolioscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7Tenure of all Parliamentscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  8. 8Bangladesh Parliament: introduction and compositioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  9. 9Oath taking of newly elected members of the 13th Parliamentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  10. 1013th National Assembly election results portalcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  11. 11Notices for the 13th National Parliament election held on 12 February 2026citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  12. 12Official handout referring to the BNP-led government and its election victorycitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  13. 13Government investment, employment and agricultural support initiativescitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  14. 14Budget at a glance 2026-27citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  15. 15Public service commitment implementation and evaluation guideline 2026-27citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  16. 16WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  17. 17Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Southern Asia

India. Primary executive: Narendra Modi. Head of state: Droupadi Murmu. StaleBangladesh. Primary executive: Tarique Rahman. Head of state: Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram. PartialBhutan. Primary executive: Tshering Tobgay. Head of state: Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. PartialNepal. Primary executive: Balendra Shah. Head of state: Ram Chandra Paudel. PartialPakistan. Primary executive: Shehbaz Sharif. Head of state: Asif Ali Zardari. PartialAfghanistan. Primary executive: Hibatullah Akhundzada. StaleIran. Primary executive: Mojtaba Khamenei. PartialSri Lanka. Primary executive: Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Partial
BangladeshPrimary executive: Tarique RahmanHead of state: Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir BikramPartial
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