Chief Whip (Bangladesh)

{{Short description|Member of Bangladesh parliament}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = Chief Whip

| body = the Jatiya Sangsad

| native_name = জাতীয় সংসদের চিফ হুইপ

| flag = Flag of the Jatiya Sangsad.svg

| flagsize = 180px

| flagborder = yes

| flagcaption = Flag of the Jatiya Sangsad

| insignia = Emblem of the Jatiya Sangsad.svg

| insigniasize = 130px

| insigniacaption = Emblem of the Jatiya Sangsad

| image =

| imagesize =

| alt =

| incumbent =Vacant

| acting =

| incumbentsince = 6 August 2024

| type =

| status = Dissolved

| department = Parliament of Bangladesh

| style = {{plainlist|

• Honorable
  (formal)
• His/Her Excellency
  (diplomatic)

}}

| member_of = Jatiya Sangsad

| reports_to = {{hlist|Speaker|Parliament}}

| residence =

| seat = Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban

| nominator =

| appointer = President of Bangladesh

| appointer_qualified = on the advice of the All Member of Parliament

| termlength = 5 years; renewable

| termlength_qualified =

| constituting_instrument = Article 65 of Constitution of Bangladesh

| precursor =

| formation = {{start date and age|1973|03|07|df=y|p=y}}

| deputy = Whips

| first = Shah Moazzem Hossain

| succession =

| abbreviation = CWOP

| unofficial_names =

| salary = {{BDTConvert|245000}}
per month
(incl. allowances){{Cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/05/05/bangladesh-raises-pay-perks-of-ministers-speakers-and-mps|title=Bangladesh raises pay, perks of ministers, speakers and MPs|date=2015-05-06|access-date=2021-07-22|publisher=bdnews24.com}}

| website = {{URL| https://www.parliament.gov.bd/chip-whip-office|parliament-chief-whip-office}}

}}

Chief Whip is a member of the parliament of Bangladesh{{cite web |url=https://www.parliament.gov.bd/Chief-Whips-of-All-Parliaments |title=Chief Whips of All Parliaments |website=Jatiya Sangsad}} from the ruling party who is responsible for the maintenance of party discipline inside the parliament.{{cite news |title=ASM Feroz appointed chief whip |url=http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/jan/24/asm-firoz-appointed-chief-whip |website=Dhaka Tribune |accessdate=15 September 2017 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915113608/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/jan/24/asm-firoz-appointed-chief-whip |archive-date=15 September 2017 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/president-appoints-noor-e-alam-chowdhury-as-chief-whip-of-parliament-1548837069 |title=President appoints Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury as chief whip of parliament |work=The Financial Express}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/chief-whip-slams-media-for-reports-10710 |title=Chief whip slams media for reports |work=The Daily Star|date=10 February 2014}}

The work of the whip is to ensure the proper participation (as the party wants) of the party MPs in the activities of the parliament, such as voting.{{cite news |url=https://www.bssnews.net/news/169664 |title=President appoints chief whip, 5 whips | News |work=BSS}}{{cite news |url=https://today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/print/president-appoints-chief-whip-5-whips-1706034513 |title=President appoints chief whip, 5 whips |work=The Financial Express}} If the leader and deputy leader of parliament are absent, the whip can speak for them.{{cite news |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/parliament/y46tozpw4d |title=12th parliament: Mashrafe, 4 others appointed as Whip |work=Prothom Alo |date=23 January 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/newly-appointed-js-whips-meet-pm-3527336 |title=Newly appointed JS whips meet PM |work=The Daily Star |date=24 January 2024}}