Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy. The head of the government is Prime Minister and the head of
the state is
President.
Jatiya Sangsad (The National
Assembly) consists of 330 members. 300 members are elected for a five-year term in
single-seat constituencies and 30 women are elected by the parliamentarians. The latest elections were held in
October 01 2001. Bangladesh Nationalist
Party (BNP) and four parties alliance got the landslide
victory. Begum Khaleda
Zia, the Chairperson of BNP, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of
Bangladesh Government. The previous elections were held in 1996 and was won by
Awami League. Currently there is emergency rule in Bangladesh. A caretaker government headed by Dr. Fakhrudding Ahmed took office on January 12, 2007.
Bangladesh Government's Web sites:
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Ministry
of Agriculture
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of Foreign Affairs
Ministry
of Finance
University
Grants Commission
Ministry
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Election
Commission Secretariat
Bangladesh
Public Service Commission Secretariat
Bangladesh
Parjatan Corporation
Biman
Bangladesh Airlines
Bangladesh
Railway
Board
of Investment
Dhaka
Chamber of Commerce
Export
Promotion Bureau
Bangladesh
Telephone and Telegraph Board
