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25-473: UNO works as chief executive officer of an upazila parishad for executing all decisions taken by the upazila parishad and ensuring financial disciplines of the funds of upazila parishad and representative of the government of Bangladesh in the upazila level for performing retained activities to the government of Bangladesh, non-transferred and controlling activities. The role of the UNO was created in accordance with

50-431: A dead husband." Academics Lisa Solowiej and Thomas L. Brunell called it "arguably the single most important historical method for women to enter Congress." Nevertheless, this custom is rarely exercised today, as it could be viewed by some as nepotism . In Canada and most other English-speaking countries, the more widely accepted term in this context is interim , as in interim leader . In Italy, this kind of premier

75-608: A decision by the military regime of Lieutenant General Hussain Muhammad Ershad . In 1982, the Ershad government constituted a committee for administrative reorganization and reform. One of the committee's major recommendations was to create a representative body called upazila porishod (council) under a directly elected chair. The government created the position of thana nirbahi officer or TNO (thana executive officer) later renaming it upazila nirbhahi officer (UNO)—in each of

100-570: A group of party factions or prejudicing of a primary election by picking someone who is apt to become an active candidate for the position. In some cases, appointment of a caretaker is an opportunity for a Governor to appoint a chief of staff , party leader, counsel , or other senior adviser to the position, as a reward for service or to boost their résumé. Examples include Ann Richards appointing Bob Krueger , Deval Patrick appointing Paul G. Kirk , Chris Christie appointing Jeffrey Chiesa , and Phil Murphy appointing George Helmy as Senators,

125-626: Is unicameral . Called the Jatiya Sangsad in Bengali, it is the parliament of Bangladesh. The Speaker presides over meetings of the Jatiya Sangsad and conducts its business in an orderly fashion. The current Jatiya Sangsad contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for women and 300 seats for elected members, which are apportioned on elected party position in the parliament. The twelfth national parliamentary election

150-455: Is a unitary state and the central government has the authority to govern over the entirety of the nation. The seat of the government is located in Dhaka , the capital of Bangladesh . The executive government is led by the prime minister , who selects all the remaining ministers. The prime minister and the other most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as

175-412: Is no clear victor or if one coalition government collapses and a new one must be negotiated. Caretaker governments are expected to handle daily issues and prepare budgets for discussion, but are not expected to produce a government platform or introduce controversial bills. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it

200-593: Is often referred to as a provisional government . Many countries are administered by a caretaker government during election periods, such as: Other countries that use similar mechanisms include Canada , and New Zealand . Heads of caretaker governments are often referred to as a "caretaker" head, for example "caretaker prime minister". Similarly, but chiefly in the United States , caretakers are individuals who fill seats in government temporarily without ambitions to continue to hold office on their own. This

225-442: Is particularly true with regard to United States senators who are appointed to office by the governor of their state following a vacancy created by the death or resignation of a sitting senator. Sometimes governors wish to run for the seat themselves in the next election but do not want to be accused of unfairness by arranging their own appointments in the interim. Also, sometimes they do not wish to be seen as taking sides within

250-406: The status quo , rather than truly govern and propose new legislation . Unlike the government it is meant to temporarily replace, a caretaker government does not have a legitimate mandate (electoral approval) to exercise aforementioned functions. Caretaker governments may be put in place when a government in a parliamentary system is defeated in a motion of no confidence , or in the case when

275-726: The Cabinet . After the resignation of Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, the current interim government is led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus . The President is the Head of State , a largely ceremonial post. The real power is held by the prime minister , who is the head of government . The President is the commander-in-chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces . The president is elected by the legislature every five years and has normally limited powers that are substantially expanded during

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300-595: The People's Republic of Bangladesh ( Bengali : গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — Gôṇôprôjātôntrī bānglādēsh shôrkār ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh . The government was constituted by the Constitution of Bangladesh comprising the executive (the president , prime minister and cabinet ), the legislature (the Jatiya Sangsad ), and the judiciary (the Supreme Court ). Bangladesh

325-519: The US House of Representatives from 1916 to 1993, 84% of the widows won, while only 14% of other women were victorious. The trend was strongest when women were rarer in politics; 35 of the 95 women who served in Congress through 1976 were congressional wives first. Political scientist Diane Kincaid wrote that "statistically, at least, for women aspiring to serve in Congress, the best husband has been

350-639: The constitution in 1996. As head of the state, the president can grant pardon to a man sentenced to death penalty or lessen the punishment. In some cases, it also performs some legislative and judicial functions. The Prime Minister is ceremonially appointed by the President, commanding the confidence of the majority of the MPs. The cabinet is composed of selected ministers . The Prime Minister exercises supreme power in Bangladesh. The executive administrates

375-591: The country and executes the laws, passed by the legislature. It maintains the internal law and order in the country. It also maintains relationship with foreign countries. It works for defence, liberty and sovereignty of the country. The executive calculates the income and expenditure of the government. It also performs various public welfare services such as; education , agriculture , establishment of industry , trade & commerce, land reform, tax and revenue collection. Beside this, it also accepts and implements various development projects. The legislature of Bangladesh

400-459: The early 1990s, the designation 'Upazila Nirbahi Officer' changed to 'Thana Nirbahi Officer'. This designation changed again in the late 1990s, reverting to 'Upazila Nirbahi Officer'. Upazila nirbahi officers are appointed by Ministry of Public Administration through B.C.S Cabinet Division directly controls and supervises the activities of UNO. They are the top executive person in an upazila. Government of Bangladesh The Government of

425-434: The existing thanas (later upgraded and renamed upazila) outside the metropolitan areas. About the same time, subdivisions were upgraded and converted into districts , responsibility for all development activities at the local level was transferred to the upazila porishads. it was also decided that the UNO should continue to chair the upazila porishads until an elected chair took office. UNOs were normally posted from among

450-408: The formation of a new government after the election results are known. Unlike in ordinary times, the caretaker government's activities are limited by custom and convention. In systems where coalition governments are frequent a caretaker government may be installed temporarily while negotiations to form a new coalition take place. This usually occurs either immediately after an election in which there

475-436: The house to which the government is responsible is dissolved, to be in place for an interim period until an election is held and a new government is formed. In this sense, in some countries which use a Westminster system of government, the caretaker government is simply the incumbent government, which continues to operate in the interim period between the normal dissolution of parliament for the purpose of holding an election and

500-405: The latter two from New Jersey . At one time, widows of politicians were often selected as caretakers to succeed their late husbands; in a phenomenon known as "widow’s succession." At the beginning of the 20th century, it was one of the most effective ways of getting women into Congress , even though the widow may have originally only been supposed to act as a placeholder for her dead husband and

525-479: The officers ranked as "senior assistant secretary" of the BCS Administration cadre. According to Upazila Parishad Manual and Upazila Parishad Act-1998 Upazila nirbahi officer is to perform following duties as a part of CEO and transferred dept. to parishad. UNO performs some retained and regulatory functions which have not been assigned to Upazila Parishad. Upon the abolition of the upazila system in

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550-410: The tenure of a caretaker government , mainly in controlling the transition to a new government. Bangladesh has instituted a unique system of transfer of power; at the end of the tenure of the government, power is handed over to members of a civil society for three months, who run the general elections and transfer the power to elected representatives. This system was first practiced in 1991 and adopted to

575-611: The union level election. All larger administrative units are run by members of the civil service. Caretaker government A caretaker government , also known as a caretaker regime , is a temporary ad hoc government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed. Depending on specific practice, it consists of either randomly selected members of parliament or outgoing members until their dismissal. Caretaker governments in representative democracies are usually limited in their function, serving only to maintain

600-522: Was held on 7 January 2024. The recently resigned speaker is Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury , who was presiding over the tenth, eleventh and twelfth arliament. She is the first woman to have held this office. At the local government level, the country is divided into divisions , districts , subdistricts ( Upazila ), unions , and villages. The lowest level of local government representative are Local officials of union council those who are elected at

625-417: Was only expected to serve for a brief period. The widows may have been selected to honor the deceased member, tap voters’ sympathy, or exploit name recognition to hold onto a seat while more conventional candidates prepared for the real campaign. It also may have helped some of the women grieve and make up for the sudden loss of income in a world where few worked outside the home. Among first-time candidates for

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