Adviser (Bangladesh) Explained

In the interim and caretaker government systems of Bangladesh, an adviser (bn|উপদেষ্টা) is a government person who leads one or more government ministry.^{[1] [2]} An adviser has the status equivalet to the Minister of an elected government.^{[3] [4] [5]} During an interim government, several advisers and the Chief Adviser forms the cabinet instead of Prime Minister and ministers.^[6] Usually people who serves as adviser in a interim government in Bangladesh are politically nonpartisan.^{[7] [8]}

See also

• Chief Adviser (Bangladesh)
• Cabinet of Bangladesh
• Interim government system of Bangladesh
• Caretaker government of Bangladesh

Notes and References

1. News: Cabinet Division unveils portfolios of advisers . . 10 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240810194645/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/cabinet-division-unveils-portfolios-advisers-3673281 . 2024-08-10 . en.
2. News: Portfolios distributed among the advisors . . 9 August 2024 . en. https://web.archive.org/web/20240810022651/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/oitdy8tbsm . 2024-08-10 .
3. News: Interim government appointing more advisors . . 15 August 2024 . en.
4. News: 2024-08-08 . Bangladesh gets interim government after four-day vacuum . . https://web.archive.org/web/20240925175409/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/l33qbmckby. 2024-09-25. en.
5. যেসব সুযোগ-সুবিধা পাবেন অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের উপদেষ্টারা . 2024-08-10 . Video . bn . Bhorer Kagoj. YouTube.
6. News: Alamgir . Mohiuddin . Khan . Baharam . 2024-08-09 . Yunus-led interim govt takes charge . The Daily Star. en.
7. Web site: 8 August 2024 . Appointment of 16 Persons as Advisers to the Interim Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Cabinet Division, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . https://web.archive.org/web/20240917173040/https://cabinet.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/cabinet.portal.gov.bd/notices/98d5b0af_41b3_4516_b02e_445c5d16c5d4/AppointmentOfAdvisers.pdf . 2024-09-17 . bn.
8. Web site: 8 Aug 2024 . Muhammad Yunus takes oath as head of Bangladesh's interim government . . https://web.archive.org/web/20241008030200/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/8/muhammad-yunus-takes-oath-as-head-of-bangladeshs-interim-government . 2024-10-08 . en.