Adviser (Bangladesh)

{{Short description|The heads of ministries in the interim and caretaker governments of Bangladesh.}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = Adviser of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

| body =

| native_name = গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকারের উপদেষ্টা

| flag =

| flagsize =

| flagcaption =

| insignia = Government Seal of Bangladesh.svg

| insigniasize = 120px

| insigniacaption = Government Seal of Bangladesh

| image =

| last =

| incumbentsince =

|style =

• Mr. Adviser (informal)
• The Honorable (formal)
• His Excellency (diplomatic)

|residence =

| appointer = President of Bangladesh

| termlength = Until the next general election is held and a new Prime Minister takes office

| formation = 1996

| precursor =

| inaugural =

| website =

| incumbent = See incumbencies here

}}

Adviser ({{langx|bn|উপদেষ্টা}}), also spelt Advisor,{{efn|In American English}} refers to a government official who oversees one or more government ministries in the interim and caretaker government systems of Bangladesh.{{cite news |title=Cabinet Division unveils portfolios of advisers |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/cabinet-division-unveils-portfolios-advisers-3673281 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=10 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810194645/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/cabinet-division-unveils-portfolios-advisers-3673281 |archive-date=2024-08-10 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Portfolios distributed among the advisors |work=Prothom Alo |date=9 August 2024 |language=en|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/oitdy8tbsm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810022651/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/oitdy8tbsm |archive-date=2024-08-10 }} An adviser has the status equivalet to the Minister of an elected government.{{cite news |title=Interim government appointing more advisors |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/vaubrgskw6 |work=Prothom Alo |date=15 August 2024 |language=en}}{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-08-08 |title=Bangladesh gets interim government after four-day vacuum |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/l33qbmckby|access-date= |newspaper=Prothom Alo |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240925175409/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/l33qbmckby|archive-date= 2024-09-25|language=en}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmeZntVBiwU |title=যেসব সুযোগ-সুবিধা পাবেন অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের উপদেষ্টারা |date=2024-08-10 |last= |type=Video |language=bn |publisher=Bhorer Kagoj|via=YouTube}} During an interim government, several advisers and the Chief Adviser forms the cabinet instead of Prime Minister and ministers.{{Cite news |last1=Alamgir |first1=Mohiuddin |last2=Khan |first2=Baharam |date=2024-08-09 |title=Yunus-led interim govt takes charge |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/yunus-led-interim-govt-takes-charge-3672656 |access-date= |newspaper=The Daily Star|language=en}} Usually people who serves as adviser in an interim government in Bangladesh are politically nonpartisan.{{Cite web |last= |date=8 August 2024 |title=Appointment of 16 Persons as Advisers to the Interim Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |url=https://cabinet.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/cabinet.portal.gov.bd/notices/98d5b0af_41b3_4516_b02e_445c5d16c5d4/AppointmentOfAdvisers.pdf |website=Cabinet Division, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917173040/https://cabinet.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/cabinet.portal.gov.bd/notices/98d5b0af_41b3_4516_b02e_445c5d16c5d4/AppointmentOfAdvisers.pdf |archive-date=2024-09-17 |language=bn}}{{Cite web |date=8 Aug 2024 |title=Muhammad Yunus takes oath as head of Bangladesh's interim government |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/8/muhammad-yunus-takes-oath-as-head-of-bangladeshs-interim-government |website=Al Jazeera |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008030200/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/8/muhammad-yunus-takes-oath-as-head-of-bangladeshs-interim-government |archive-date=2024-10-08 |language=en}}