Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina ??

Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladeshগণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী

Seal of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Standard of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Incumbent

Sheikh Hasina

since 6 January 2009

Government of Bangladesh

Prime Minister's OfficeStyle

The Honourable

Mrs. Prime Minister (informal)

Her Excellency (diplomatic)

Member of

Cabinet

Parliament

Armed Forces Division

Planning Commission

Intelligence Community

ResidenceGanabhaban, DhakaSeatPrime Minister's Office, Tejgaon, DhakaAppointerPresident of Bangladesh by convention, based on appointee's ability to command the confidence of the Jatiya SangsadTerm lengthAt the pleasure of the President

Jatiya Sangsad term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner

No term limits specifiedConstituting instrumentConstitution of BangladeshInaugural holderTajuddin AhmedFormation17 April 1971; 50 years agoSalary৳ 13,80,000 annually (over US$ 16,000 annually)[1]Websitepmo.gov.bd

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, Sheikh Hasina, was appointed on 6 January 2009 by the President of Bangladesh, and she is also the longest serving prime minister in the country and still is.