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Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Provided that not less than nine tenths of their number shall be appointed from among members of
Parliament and not more than one tenth of their number may be chosen from among persons qualified for
election as members of Parliament.
(3) The President shall appoint as Prime Minister the member of Parliament who appears to him to command
the support of the majority of the members of Parliament.
(4) If occasion arises for making any appointment under clause (2) or clause (3) between a dissolution of
Parliament and the next following general election of members of Parliament, the persons who were such
members immediately before the dissolution shall be regarded for the purpose of this clause as continuing to
be such members.
Tenure of office of Prime
Minister
57. (1) The office of the Prime Minister shall become vacant–
(a) if he resigns from office at any time by placing his resignation in the hands of the President; or
(b) if he ceases to be a member of Parliament.
(2) If the Prime Minister ceases to retain the support of a majority of the members of Parliament, he shall
either resign his office or advise the President in writing to dissolve Parliament, and if he so advises the
President shall, if he is satisfied that no other member of Parliament commands the support of the majority
of the members of Parliament, dissolve Parliament accordingly.
(3) Nothing in this article shall disqualify Prime Minister for holding office until his successor has entered
upon office.
58. (1) The office of a Minister other than the Prime Minister shall become vacant –
(a) if he resigns from office by placing his resignation in the hands of the Prime Minister for submission to
the President;
(b) if he ceases to be a member of Parliament, but this shall not be applicable to a Minister chosen under
the proviso to article 56(2);
(c) if the President, pursuant to the provisions of clause (2), so directs; or
Tenure of office of other
Ministers
(d) as provided in clause (4).
(2) The Prime Minister may at any time request a Minister to resign, and if such Minister fails to comply with
the request, may advise the President to terminate the appointment of such Minister.
(3) Nothing in sub clauses (a), (b) and (d) of clause (1) shall disqualify a Minister for holding office during
any period in which Parliament stands dissolved.
(4) If the Prime Minister resigns from or ceases to hold office each of the other Ministers shall be deemed
also to have resigned from office but shall, subject to the provisions of this Chapter, continue to hold office
until his successor has entered upon office.
(5) In this article “Minister” includes Minister of State and Deputy Minister.
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CHAPTER IIA
NON PARTY CARE TAKER GOVERNMENT
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Omitted by the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act XIV of 2011), section 21.
CHAPTER III
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Local government
59. (1) Local government in every administrative unit of the Republic shall be entrusted to bodies, composed
of persons elected in accordance with law.
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