| Cabinet Type: | Cabinet |
| Cabinet Number: | 22nd |
| Jurisdiction: | Bangladesh |
| Flag: | Flag of Bangladesh.svg |
| Incumbent: | Incumbent |
| Date Formed: | 8 August 2024 |
| Government Head: | Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus |
| State Head: | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Members Number: | 10 |
| Total Number: | 17 |
| Political Party: | Independent |
| Predecessor: | Hasina V |
The Cabinet of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা, Bangladesher Mantrisabha) 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, e.g. 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 member(s) 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.
The most influential part of the executive of the Bangladesh government are the ministries.[1] 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.
There are two categories of ministers and attendees of the cabinet:
The following lists the advisors of the interim government:[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
| No. | Cabinet | Formation date | Election | Ruling party | Governing system | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center style="background-color:" | 1 | Mujib I | 17 April 1971 | None | Bangladesh Awami League | Provisional | ||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 2 | 12 January 1972 | Bangladesh Awami League | Provisional | ||||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 3 | Mujib III | 16 March 1973 | 1973 | Bangladesh Awami League | Parliamentary | ||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 4 | Mujib IV | 26 January 1975 | None | BaKSAL | Presidential | ||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 5 | 15 August 1975 | None | Bangladesh Awami League | Presidential | |||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 6 | 6 November 1975 | None | Military/Bangladesh Awami League | Interim | |||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 7 | Zia | 15 April 1979 | 1978 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Presidential | ||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 8 | 27 November 1981 | 1981 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Presidential | |||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 9 | 11 December 1983 | 1986 | Military/Jatiya Party | Presidential | |||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 10 | 6 December 1990 | None | Impartial | Interim | |||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 11 | 20 March 1991 | 1991 & Feb 1996 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Parliamentary | |||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 12 | 30 March 1996 | None | Impartial | Caretaker | |||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 13 | 23 June 1996 | Jun 1996 | Bangladesh Awami League | Parliamentary | |||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 14 | 15 July 2001 | None | Impartial | Caretaker | |||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 15 | 10 October 2001 | 2001 | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Parliamentary | |||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 16 | Iajuddin | 29 October 2006 | None | Impartial | Caretaker | ||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 17 | Fakhruddin | 11 January 2007 | None | Impartial | Caretaker | ||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 18 | 6 January 2009 | 2008 | Bangladesh Awami League | Parliamentary | |||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 19 | 24 January 2014 | 2014 | Bangladesh Awami League | Parliamentary | |||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 20 | 7 January 2019 | 2018 | Bangladesh Awami League | Parliamentary | |||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 21 | 11 January 2024 | 2024 | Bangladesh Awami League | Parliamentary | |||
| align=center style="background-color:" | 22 | 8 August 2024 | None | Impartial | Interim | |||