Prime Minister of Bangladesh

The **prime minister of Bangladesh** (), officially **prime minister of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh** () is the chief executive of the government of Bangladesh. The prime minister and the cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Parliament, to their political party and ultimately to the electorate.  The prime minister is ceremonially appointed by the president of Bangladesh.

The position was taken over by the military during years of 1975–78, 1982–86 and 1990–91 due to imposed martial law. In each of these periods, the national government leadership was in control of the military with the executive authority of the president and the prime minister. During the period between 1996 and 2008, The **chief adviser** of the caretaker government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh exercised authority as per the constitution as the Head of government for 90 days during transition between one elected government to another. The chief adviser headed an Advisory Committee comprising ten Advisers. With powers roughly equivalent to those of the **prime minister** of an elected governments, his executive power was constrained with certain constitutional limitations. The system was scrapped in 2011 by 15th amendment of constitution to allow political government to conduct any General Election in future.

The current prime minister is Tarique Rahman, appointed on 17 February 2026 by president Mohammed Shahabuddin. The longest serving prime minister in the country's history is Sheikh Hasina, who served from 6 January 2009 until her resignation on 5 August 2024.

## List of prime ministers

|Name <small>(Birth–Death)</small> <small>(Title)</small>|Portrait|Entered office|Left office|Political party|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Tajuddin Ahmad <small>(1925–1975)</small> <small>_Prime Minister_</small>||11 April 1971|12 January 1972|Bangladesh Awami League|
|Mujibur Rahman <small>(1920–1975)</small> <small>_Prime Minister_</small>||12 January 1972|25 January 1975|Bangladesh Awami League|
|Muhammad Mansur Ali <small>(1919–1975)</small> <small>_Prime Minister_</small>||25 January 1975|15 August 1975|Bangladesh Awami League|
|colspan="6"|_Post Abolished (15 August 1975-29 June 1978)_||||
|Mashiur Rahman <small>(1924–1979)</small> <small>_Senior Minister_</small>||29 June 1978|12 March 1979|Bangladesh Nationalist Party|
|Shah Azizur Rahman <small>(1925–1988)</small> <small>_Prime Minister_</small>||15 April 1979|24 March 1982|Bangladesh Nationalist Party|
|colspan="6"|_Post Abolished (24 March 1982-30 March 1984)_||||
|Ataur Rahman Khan <small>(1907–1991)</small> <small>_Prime Minister_</small>||30 March 1984|9 July 1986|Jatiya Party|
|Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury <small>(1928–2006)</small> <small>_Prime Minister_</small>||9 July 1986|27 March 1988|Jatiya Party|
|Moudud Ahmed <small>(1940–2021)</small> <small>_Prime Minister_</small>||27 March 1988|12 August 1989|Jatiya Party|
|Kazi Zafar Ahmed <small>(1939–)</small> <small>_Prime Minister_</small>||12 August 1989|6 December 1990|Jatiya Party|
|colspan="6"|_Post Abolished (6 December 1990-20 March 1991)_||||
|Khaleda Zia <small>(1945–2025)</small> <small>_Prime Minister_</small>||20 March 1991|30 March 1996|Bangladesh Nationalist Party|
|Muhammad Habibur Rahman <small>(1930–2014)</small> <small>_Chief Adviser_</small>||30 March 1996|23 June 1996|Independent|
|Sheikh Hasina <small>(1947–)</small> <small>_Prime Minister_</small>||23 June 1996|15 July 2001|Bangladesh Awami League|
|Latifur Rahman <small>(1936–2017)</small> <small>_Chief Adviser_</small>||15 July 2001|10 October 2001|Independent|
|Khaleda Zia <small>(1945–2025)</small> <small>_Prime Minister_</small>||10 October 2001|29 October 2006|Bangladesh Nationalist Party|
|Iajuddin Ahmed <small>(1931–2012)</small> <small>_President and Chief Adviser_</small>||29 October 2006|11 January 2007|Independent|
|Fazlul Haque <small>(1938–)</small> <small>_Acting Chief Adviser_</small>||11 January 2007|12 January 2007|Independent|
|Fakhruddin Ahmed <small>(1940–)</small> <small>_Chief Adviser_</small>||12 January 2007|6 January 2009|Independent|
|Sheikh Hasina <small>(1947–)</small> <small>_Prime Minister_</small>||6 January 2009|5 August 2024|Bangladesh Awami League|
|Muhammad Yunus <small>(1940–)</small> <small>_Chief Adviser_</small>||8 August 2024|17 February 2026|Independent|
|Tarique Rahman <small>(1965–)</small> <small>_Prime Minister_</small>||17 February 2026|Incumbent|Bangladesh Nationalist Party|

## Infobox (official post)

- **post**: Prime Minister
- **body**: the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
- **flag**: Flag of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.svg
- **flagsize**: 165px
- **flagborder**: yes
- **flagcaption**: Standard of the prime minister of Bangladesh
- **insignia**: Seal of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.svg
- **insigniasize**: 120px
- **insigniacaption**: Seal of the prime minister of Bangladesh
- **image**: Tarique Rahman at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka (Thursday, January 15, 2026) (cropped).jpg
- **imagesize**: 230px
- **type**: Government of Bangladesh, Head of Government
- **status**: Leader of the Executive
- **incumbent**: Tarique Rahman
- **incumbentsince**: 17 February 2026
- **seat**: Primary: Prime Minister's Office (Bangladesh), Prime Minister's Office, Tejgaon Thana, Tejgaon, Dhaka
 Secondary: Cabinet Division, Cabinet office, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
- **residence**: Ganabhaban, Dhaka
- **appointer**: President of Bangladesh by Convention (norm), convention, based on appointee's ability to parliamentary system, command the confidence of the Jatiya Sangsad
- **termlength**: At the pleasure of the President of Bangladesh, President
- **termlength qualified**: Jatiya Sangsad term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner
No term limits specified
- **constituting instrument**: Constitution of Bangladesh
- **inaugural**: Tajuddin Ahmed
- **salary**: ৳ 115,000 Monthly
(US$ )
৳ 1,380,000 annually
(US$ )