List of People's Republic of Bangladesh governments

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This is a list of successive governments of the People's Republic of Bangladesh from the time of the establishment of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh on 10 April, 1971.[1]

List

Provisional government[2][3]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
1971-1972 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

acting Syed Nazrul Islam

Tajuddin Ahmed Mujib I Provisional AL None

Constituent assembly[4]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
1972-1973 Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Mujib II Provisional AL 1970 400/403

First Jatiyo Sangsad[5][6]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
1973-1973 Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Mujib III Parliamentary AL 1973 308/315
1973-1975 Mohammad Mohammadullah

One party rule[7][8]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
1975-1975 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Muhammad Mansur Ali Mujib IV Presidential BaKSAL None
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad Post abolished Mostaq AL
military backed
1975-1977 Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem Sayem

First Military rule[9]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
1977-1978 Ziaur Rahman Post abolished Junta Presidential Military 1977

Second Jatiyo Sangsad[10][11]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
1978-1979 Ziaur Rahman Mashiur Rahman Zia Presidential JaGoDal/

BNP

1978 237/330
1979-1982 Shah Azizur Rahman
1981-1982 Abdus Sattar Sattar 1981

Second Military rule[12]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
1982-1983 Ahsanuddin Chowdhury Post abolished Junta Presidential Independent
military backed
None
1983-1984 Hossain Mohammad Ershad Military

Third Jatiyo Sangsad[13]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
1984-1985 Hossain Mohammad Ershad Ataur Rahman Khan Ershad Presidential JaGoPa 1985

Fourth Jatiyo Sangsad[14]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
1986-1988 Hossain Mohammad Ershad Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury Ershad Presidential JaGoPa/

JP-E

1986 183/330
1988-1989 Moudud Ahmed 251/300
1989-1990 Kazi Zafar Ahmed

First Caretaker Government[15]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
1990-1991 Shahabuddin Ahmed vacant Shahabuddin Caretaker Impartial None

Fifth Jatiyo Sangsad[16]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
1991-1996 Abdur Rahman Biswas Khaleda Zia Khaleda I Parliamentary BNP

with outside support of JI

1991 168/330

Sixth Jatiyo Sangsad[17]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
1991-1996 Abdur Rahman Biswas Khaleda Zia Khaleda I Parliamentary BNP 1996 308/330

Second Caretaker Government[18]

Term President Chief Adviser Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
1996-1996 Abdur Rahman Biswas Muhammad Habibur Rahman Habib Caretaker Independent None

Seventh Jatiyo Sangsad[19]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Government coalition Election Parliamentary strength
1996-1996 Abdur Rahman Biswas Sheikh Hasina Hasina I Parliamentary AL 1996 211/330
1996-2001 Shahabuddin Ahmed JP-E
JaSaD

Third Caretaker Government[20]

Term President Chief Adviser Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
2001-2001 Shahabuddin Ahmed Latifur Rahman Latif Caretaker Independent None

Eighth Jatiyo Sangsad[21]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Government coalition Election Parliamentary strength
2001-2001 Shahabuddin Ahmed Khaleda Zia Khaleda II Parliamentary BNP 2001 210/300
2001-2002 Badruddoza Chowdhury
2002-2002 Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar JeI
2002-2006 Iajuddin Ahmed

Fourth Caretaker government[22][23]

Term President Chief Adviser Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
2006-2007 Iajuddin Ahmed Iajuddin Ahmed Iajuddin Caretaker Independent None
2007-2007 Fazlul Haque None
2007-2009 Fakhruddin Ahmed Fakhruddin Independent
military backed

Ninth Jatiyo Sangsad[24]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Government coalition Election Parliamentary strength
2001-2009 Iajuddin Ahmed Sheikh Hasina Hasina II Parliamentary AL 2008 302/350
2009-2013 Zillur Rahman JP-E
2013-2014 Mohammad Abdul Hamid JaSaD

Tenth Jatiyo Sangsad[25]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Government coalition Election Parliamentary strength
2014-2018 Mohammad Abdul Hamid Sheikh Hasina Hasina III Parliamentary AL 2014 328/350
JP-E
JaSaD
WPB
JP-M

Eleventh Jatiyo Sangsad[26]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
2018-2023 Mohammad Abdul Hamid Sheikh Hasina Hasina IV Parliamentary AL 2018 300/350
2023-2024 Mohammed Shahabuddin

Twelfth Jatiyo Sangsad[27]

Term President Prime Minister Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
2024-2024 Mohammed Shahabuddin Sheikh Hasina Hasina V Parliamentary AL 2024 271/350

Interim Government rule[28][29]

Term President Chief Adviser Cabinet Government type Party Election Parliamentary strength
2024- Mohammad Shahabuddin Mohammad Yunus Yunus Interim Impartial None

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