Cabinet of Bangladesh

Cabinet of Bangladesh

বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা (Bengali) Baṅladeśer Mōntriśobha
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Agency overview
Formed	26 April 1971 (1971-04-26)
Type	highest executive body of the Central government
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Prime Minister responsible	Tarique Rahman
Agency executive	Nasimul Gani, Cabinet Secretary
Child agency	Ministries of the government of Bangladesh
Website	www.cabinet.gov.bd

The Cabinet of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা, romanized: Baṅladeśer Môntrisôbha) is the chief executive body in the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the entire government normally under the Office of the Prime Minister, composed of the Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers. During a caretaker government or interim government, the cabinet is instead composed of the Chief Adviser and other cabinet advisers. These "advisorial" positions are equivalent to their respective ministerial positions.

Ministers of the government, according to the Constitution of Bangladesh, are selected primarily from the elected members of House of Nation, also known as Jatiya Sangsad. Cabinet ministers are heads of government departments, mostly with the office of the Minister of Department (or the Minister of Defence). The collective co-ordinating function of the cabinet is reinforced by the statutory position that all the ministers jointly hold the same office, and can exercise the same powers.

The cabinet is the ultimate decision-making body of the executive within the parliamentary system of government in traditional constitutional theory of Bangladesh. This interpretation was originally put across in the work of the Bangladesh constitution in 1972. The political and decision-making authority of the cabinet has been gradually increased over the last few decades, with some claiming its role has been usurped by "prime ministerial" (i.e., more "presidential") government.

The cabinet is the executive committee of the Prime Minister's office, a historic body which has legislative, judicial and executive functions, and whose large membership does include members of the opposition or coalition. Its decisions are generally implemented either under the existing powers of individual government departments, or by the cabinet secretary, the most senior civil servant in Bangladesh.

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 shall, in accordance with this Constitution, be exercised by or on the authority of the Prime Minister. The Cabinet shall be collectively responsible to Parliament. All executive actions of the Government shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President. The President shall by rules specify the manner in which orders and other instruments made in his name shall be attested or authenticated, and the validity of any order or instrument so attested or authenticated shall not be questioned in any court on the ground that it was not duly made or executed. The President shall make rules for the allocation and transaction of the business of the Government.

The most influential part of the executive of the Bangladesh government are the ministries.^[2] A ministry headed by a minister or state minister (independent charges) shall be responsible for conducting the business of his ministry/division in the parliament unless otherwise directed by the Prime Minister's Office. The secretary is the administrative head of a ministry or division; and is assisted by an additional secretary, joint secretary, deputy secretary, senior assistant secretary and assistant secretary. A few ministries consist of more than one division.

As of 25 March 2026, the cabinet includes the following members:^[3][4]

The following is a list of government cabinets of Bangladesh.^[5][6]

Government Seal of Bangladesh
	No.	Cabinet	Formation date	Election	Governing party	Governing system	Ref.
	1	Tajuddin/Mujib I	17 April 1971	None	Bangladesh Awami League	Provisional
	2	Mujib II	13 January 1972	1970			[7]
	3	Mujib III	16 March 1973	1973		Parliamentary
	4	Mujib IV	25 January 1975	None	Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League	Presidential
	5	Mostaq	15 August 1975		Impartial	Interim
	6	Sayem I	10 November 1975
	7	Sayem II	26 November 1975
	8	Zia I	21 April 1977	1977	Military	Presidential	[8]
	9	Zia II	29 June 1978	1978	Jatiyatabadi Front
	10	Zia III	15 April 1979	1979	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
	11	Sattar	27 November 1981	1981
	12	Ershad I	27 March 1982	1982	Military
	13	Ershad II	11 December 1983	1986 1988	Jatiya Party
	14	Shahabuddin	6 December 1990	None	Impartial	Interim
	15	Khaleda I	20 March 1991	1991	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Parliamentary
	16	Khaleda II	19 March 1996	Feb 1996
	17	Habib	30 March 1996	None	Impartial	Caretaker
	18	Hasina I	23 June 1996	Jun 1996	Bangladesh Awami League	Parliamentary
	19	Latif	15 July 2001	None	Impartial	Caretaker
	20	Khaleda III	10 October 2001	2001	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Parliamentary
	21	Iajuddin	29 October 2006	None	Impartial	Caretaker
	22	Fakhruddin	11 January 2007
	23	Hasina II	6 January 2009	2008	Bangladesh Awami League	Parliamentary
	24	Hasina III	24 January 2014	2014
	25	Hasina IV	7 January 2019	2018
	26	Hasina V	11 January 2024	2024
	27	Yunus	8 August 2024	None	Impartial	Interim
	28	Tarique	17 February 2026	2026	Bangladesh Nationalist Party	Parliamentary