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| Chief Adviser of Bangladesh | |
 Caretaker Government of Bangladesh |
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| Style | Chief Adviser |
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| Appointer | Iajuddin Ahmed |
| Term length | Temporary |
| Inaugural holder | President of Bangladesh |
| Formation | 1971 |
| Website | [1] |
The caretaker government of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকার) is a form of government system in which the country is ruled during an interim period between the removal of an old government and the takeover of a newly elected government. As the outgoing government hands over their power, the caretaker government comes into place. The main objective of the caretaker government is to create an environment in which an election can be held in a free and fair manner. The head of the government, who is called the Chief Adviser, is selected by the President, and the Chief Adviser selects the other advisers. The administration is generally distributed between the advisers. The Chief Adviser and the other advisers are committed for their activities to the President.
A caretaker government was first introduced in 1990 when three party alliances jointly made a demand to appeal for it. In 2006, the system was activated for the fourth time. It was again activated on 11 January 2007, and the newly appointed government has been running the nation since. The current Chief Adviser is Fakhruddin Ahmed, conjoint with ten other Advisers.
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This current administration is backed by the Army, and has made extensive use of the military to stymie the chaos that preceded the 11th of January,2007. From the very outset however, the government made it clear that they were there not only arrange a free and fair election, but also to make sure that all aspects that are connected to it are reviewed properly. This meant major reforms in the election system, but also making sure that corrupt candidates could not take part in the election.
The task was however an enormous one, since Bangladesh is regarded as one of the most corrupt nations in the world. Therefore, the government had exceeded its mandated term, which according to the constitution allows it to stay only for 90 days.
The government has now called for General Elections to take place on 29th December, 2008.
There has been a major change in the election system as the caretaker government has introduced Voter ID cards (with photograph) for the first time. The Bangladesh Army including members of other military forces were deployed throughout the nation including the remotest areas. They were equipped with laptops, and small digital cameras in an effort that would result in the most orderly voter's list in Bangladesh's history.
The government had also made significant advances in their drive to bring corrupted politicians to justice. The anti-corruption unit of the government known as Durniti Domon Commission (DUDOC) were able to incriminate a large number of politicians including former Prime Ministers and Chairpersons of the two major parties - Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina.
Initial reactions of the public were welcoming. The arrests of corrupt prominent politicians led many to believe that a new political age was imminent. However, no new major parties came into the scene, and now the work of the anti-corruption unit is coming undone as many of the politicians are being released from prison. This has also ended prospects for reform within the major parties since the old leaders have returned to their former positions, and positively gotten rid of reformers.
People who had opposed the government's prolonged stay have mostly been members of the two major parties. Members of the public in general understood the reasons and necessity for the government' actions.
The television media has reported events throughout the term in a mostly robotic manner. There has been little questioning of the leaders who have been incriminated with an array of corruption charges, and who are now on the verge of returning to power. It should be noted that almost all of the nation's television channels are owned by members from one of the two major parties.