Bangladesh Government

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Country Name	Bangladesh
Full Country Name	People's Republic of Bangladesh
Local - Long	Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh
Local - Short	Bangladesh
Former Name	East Bengal, East Pakistan
Etymology- history of name	The name - a compound of the Bengali words "Bangla" (Bengal) and "desh" (country) - means "Country of Bengal"
Government Type	Parliamentary republic
Capital Name	Dhaka
Capital - geographic coordinate	23 43 N, 90 24 E
Capital Time Difference	UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Independence	16 December 1971 (from West Pakistan)
National Holiday	Independence Day, 26 March (1971); Victory Day, 16 December (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of the Awami League's declaration of an independent Bangladesh, and 16 December (Victory Day) memorializes the military victory over Pakistan and the official creation of the state of Bangladesh
Constitution	History: previous 1935, 1956, 1962 (pre-independence); latest enacted 4 November 1972, effective 16 December 1972, suspended March 1982, restored November 1986 Amendments: proposed by the House of the Nation; approval requires at least a two-thirds majority vote by the House membership, assented to by the president of the republic, and approved in a referendum by a majority of voters; amended many times, last in 2014

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Bangladesh Government and Politics

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Executive Branch:	Chief of State: President Abdul HAMID (since 24 April 2013); note - Abdul HAMID served as acting president following the death of Zillur RAHMAN in March 2013; HAMID was subsequently indirectly elected by the National Parliament and sworn in on 24 April 2013 Head of Government: Prime Minister Sheikh HASINA (since 6 January 2009) Cabinet: Cabinet selected by the prime minister, appointed by the president Elections/Appointments: president indirectly elected by the National Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 February 2018 (next to be held by 2023); the president appoints as prime minister the majority party leader in the National Parliament Election Results: President Abdul HAMID (AL) was reelected by the National Parliament unopposed for a second term; Sheikh HASINA was reappointed as prime minister as leader of the majority AL party following parliamentary elections in 2018
Citizenship Criteria:	Citizenship by Birth: no Citizenship by Descent Only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Bangladesh Dual Citizenship Recognized: yes, but limited to select countries Residency Requirement for Naturalization: 5 years
Legal System:	A mixed legal system of mostly English common law and Islamic law
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal
Legislative Branch:	Description: unicameral House of the Nation or Jatiya Sangsad (350 seats; 300 members in single-seat territorial constituencies directly elected by simple majority popular vote; 50 members - reserved for women only - indirectly elected by the elected members by proportional representation vote using single transferable vote; all members serve 5-year terms) Elections: last held on 30 December 2018 (next to be held in 2023) Election Results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by the party as of January 2020 - AL 299, JP 27, BNP 7, other 10, independent 4, vacant 3; composition - men 274, women 73, percent of women 21%
Judicial Branch:	Highest Court(s): Supreme Court of Bangladesh (organized into the Appellate Division with 7 justices and the High Court Division with 99 justices) Judge Selection and Term of Office: chief justice and justices appointed by the president; justices serve until retirement at age 67 Subordinate Courts: subordinate courts: civil courts include: Assistant Judge's Court; Joint District Judge's Court; Additional District Judge's Court; District Judge's Court; criminal courts include: Court of Sessions; Court of Metropolitan Sessions; Metropolitan Magistrate Courts; Magistrate Court; special courts/tribunals
Regions or States:	8 divisions; Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet
Political Parties and Leaders:	Awami League or AL [Sheikh HASINA] Bangladesh Nationalist Front or BNF [Abdul Kalam AZADI] Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP [Khaleda ZIA] Bangladesh Tariqat Federation or BTF [Syed Nozibul Bashar MAIZBHANDARI] Jamaat-i-Islami Bangladesh or JIB (Mujibur RAHMAN) Jatiya Party or JP (Ershad faction) [Hussain Mohammad ERSHAD] Jatiya Party or JP (Manju faction) [Anwar Hossain MANJU] Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Oli AHMED] National Socialist Party or JSD [KHALEQUZZAMAN] Workers Party or WP [Rashed Khan MENON]
International Law Organization Participation:	Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
International Organization Participation:	ADB, ARF, BIMSTEC, C, CD, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic Representation in the US:	Chief of Mission: Ambassador Mohammad ZIAUDDIN (since 18 September 2014) Chancery: 3510 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008 Telephone: [1] (202) 244-0183 FAX: [1] (202) 244-2771 Consulate(s) General: Los Angeles, New York
Diplomatic Representation from US:	Chief of Mission: Ambassador Marcia BERNICAT (since 4 February 2015) Embassy: Madani Avenue, Baridhara, Dhaka 1212 Mailing Address: G. P. O. Box 323, Dhaka 1000 Telephone: [880] (2) 5566-2000 FAX: [880] (2) 5566-2915

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